Accident Polikarpov I-16 -,
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Date:Saturday 27 May 1939
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:22 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tamsag Bulag, Khalkhin Gol Area -   Mongolia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 27 May 1939 during a Combat Mission, I-16 of 22 IAP crashed near Tamsag Bulag, Khalkhin Gol Area after engine failure.
Deputy Squadron Commander, Captain Andrey Osipovich Savchenko was killed.



Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_pechatnoi_knigi_pamyati401116452/
https://tengrinews.kz/pobediteli/veteran/2685/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2023 05:48 JF Added
11-Dec-2023 13:19 JF Updated [Source]

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