Accident Polikarpov I-16 -,
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Date:Thursday 31 August 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic I16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Polikarpov I-16
Owner/operator:56 IAP Soviet Air Force
Registration: -
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Khalkhin Gol Area -   Mongolia
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On 31 August 1939 during a Combat Mission, I-16 of 56 IAP was shot down in Air Combat with JAAF fighters
at Khalkhin Gol Area.
Squadron Commander, St/Lt Vladimir Vasilievich Golubev was killed.

Sources:

https://www.moypolk.ru/soldier/cherenkov-nikolay-stepanovich

Revision history:

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09-Jan-2024 18:48 JF Added

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