Accident Polikarpov I-16 Type 05 521А127,
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Date:Monday 7 July 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16 Type 05
Owner/operator:145 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: 521А127
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast -   Russia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 07 July 1941 during a Combat mission, I-16 Type 05 (serial 521А127) was shot down in Air Combat at Kolsky District, Murmansk Oblast.
Ml/Lt Stepan Grigorievich Chegaev was killed.
The wreck was found in 2022.





Sources:

https://airheroes.ru/pamyatnie-znaki/murmansk/chegaev-stepan-grigorevich
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie50046881/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2024 11:27 JF Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative]

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