Accident Bell P-39 Airacobra -,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316644
 
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Date:Saturday 12 April 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P39 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell P-39 Airacobra
Owner/operator:100 GvIAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Wien (Vienna) -   Austria
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 12 April 1947 during a training mission, P-39 of 100 GvIAP crashed near Wien (Vienna).
Squadron Commander, Major Vasily Andreevich Pshenichnikov was killed.

Sources:

https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero91136529/
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=8911

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jul-2023 16:36 JF Added
10-Jul-2023 18:04 JF Updated

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