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  R-5SH Serial Number ?  
VSS


Pilot  Suprun (KIA)
Crashed  May 21, 1939

Aircraft History
Built by Polikarpov as R-5SH. Assigned to the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily (VSS).

Mission History
On May 21, 1939 took off piloted by Suprun on a liaison mission for the 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division. Intercepted by Ki-27 from 24th Sentai, 2nd Chutai led by Captain Marimoto, who claimed the shot down of a "R-5". This aircraft and pilot was the first confirmed aircraft shot down and casualty of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol / Nomonhan Incident, verified by both Japanese and Russian records.

References
Japan Against Russia page 26
Air Warfare - The First Battles

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Last Updated
August 5, 2023

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