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Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 into Lake Tai: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Registration:
103
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Lake Tai
Jiangsu
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter. Two crew members were able to bail out and were later found alive while the third occupants died when the airplane crashed into Lake Tai.
Crew:
Yuanbai Meil, pilot,
Yubao Bi, navigator, †
Shulin Zhao, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Anqing: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Registration:
204
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Anqing
Anhui
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Jiujiang, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Ruogu Liu +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Jiujiang: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Registration:
903
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Jiujiang
Jiangxi
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Jiujiang. Two crew members were killed and one other was injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Jiujiang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Registration:
3001
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Jiujiang
Jiangxi
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Jiujiang, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Weizhi Wu +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 into the Lake of Banyoles

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1938 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Banyoles
Catalonia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Serinyà. Approaching Banyoles, it collided with another SB 2 and crashed into the Lake of Banyoles. All three crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 into the Lake of Banyoles: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1938 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Banyoles
Catalonia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Serinyà. Approaching Banyoles, it collided with another SB 2 and crashed into the Lake of Banyoles. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Jiujiang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Registration:
P-3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Jiujiang
Jiangxi
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to the harbor of Nanjing when it was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Jiujiang. All three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Hangzhou: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Registration:
P-6
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Hangzhou
Zhejiang
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter. A crew member was able to bail out and was rescued while two other occupants were killed when the airplane crashed near Hangzhou.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Zaragoza: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Zaragoza
Aragon
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Aranjuez, killing all three crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Aranjuez: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1937 at 1815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Aranjuez
Madrid
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Aranjuez, killing all three crew members.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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