Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Ulyanovo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1942
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Survivors:
No
MSN:
15787
YOM:
1940
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Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by four Me.109 and crashed in the region of Ulyanovo. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.