Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 in Stalingrad: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 8, 1942
Registration:
CCCP-L3388
Survivors:
No
MSN:
282
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Stalingrad, killing the pilot, sole on board.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.