Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Bol'shaya Ivanovka: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 17, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-T150
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pichuga - Bol'shaya Ivanovka
MSN:
9433
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Approaching Bol'shaya Ivanovka on a flight from Pichuga, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter (Me.110) and crashed. The pilot was injured and the passenger, Maj Kozyrev, head of 929th Aviation Regiment, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
