Crash of a Petlyakov Pe-2 in Zaluch'e: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 1, 1942
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a combat mission in the region of Demiansk against German positions. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Piotr Viktorovich Broshevsky, pilot,
Cpt Piotr Vasilevich Gluhov, navigator,
Lt Yakov Yakovlevich Elizarov, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Cpt Piotr Viktorovich Broshevsky, pilot,
Cpt Piotr Vasilevich Gluhov, navigator,
Lt Yakov Yakovlevich Elizarov, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
