Accident Curtiss P-40E -,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279259
 
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Date:Friday 6 November 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss P-40E
Owner/operator:2 GvIAP Soviet Navy - Northern Fleet
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:E of Vayenga (now Severomorsk), Murmansk Oblast -   Russia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 06 November 1942 during a Combat Mission, P-40E of 2 GvIAP Soviet Navy crashed while landing in adverse weather conditions E of Vayenga (now Severomorsk), Murmansk Oblast.
Commander of 2 GvIAP, Major Ivan Konstantinovich Tumanov was killed.

Sources:

https://airheroes.ru/pamyatnie-znaki/murmansk/tumanov-ivan-konstantinovich
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie9073232/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2022 07:16 JF Added
13-Jul-2023 18:09 JF Updated
17-Jan-2024 12:41 JF Updated [Narrative]

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