Accident Polikarpov I-16 -,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314112
 
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Date:Saturday 27 May 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:70 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Khalkhin Gol -   Mongolia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Bain Tumen Airfield
Destination airport:Tamsag Bulag Airfield
Narrative:
During a ferry flight from Bain Tumen Airfield to Tamsag Bulag Airfield, I-16 of 70 IAP crashed at Khalkhin Gol Area.
Commander of 70 IAP, Major Dmitry Maksimovich Chumakov was killed.



Sources:

https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/mongolia/tamsagbulag/index.html
https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/mongolia/bain-tumen/index.html
https://www.bvvaul.ru/profiles/5403.php

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2023 07:19 JF Added
28-Aug-2023 10:25 JF Updated
10-Dec-2023 18:56 JF Updated [Source]
10-Dec-2023 19:02 JF Updated [Source]

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