ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348232
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lavochkin La-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 437 IAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Verkhnyaya Akhtuba, Stalingrad Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 28 August 1942 during a Combat Mission, La-5 of 437 IAP was hit by German fighters and crashed on approach to land near Verkhnyaya Akhtuba, Stalingrad Oblast.
Squadron Commander, Major Mikhail Trofimovich Shaboltas was killed.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero109167765/
http://allaces.ru/p/people.php?id=3699
http://ava.org.ru/iap/113g.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2023 18:58 | JF | Added |
| 23-Nov-2023 09:10 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2023 10:39 | JF | Updated [Source] |
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