ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267200
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | 14:09 |
| Type: |  Bell P-39 Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | 16 GvIAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Krymskaya, Krasnodar Krai -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Popovicheskaya Airfield |
| Popovicheskaya Airfield |
During a Combat Mission, Airacobra of 16 GvIAP was shot down in Air Combat with Bf 109 near Krymskaya, Krasnodar Krai.
Squadron Commander, Captain Vadim Ivanovich Fadeev was killed.
He was was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 May 1943.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero101771882/
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2,_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2021 09:52 | JF | Added |
| 30-Aug-2021 06:18 | JF | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Jul-2022 10:35 | JF | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:11 | JF | Updated [[Registration, Source, Narrative]] |
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