Crash of a Tupolev TU-2 in Korolev: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 26, 1942
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a test flight in the region of Moscow with three crew members on board, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Korolev. Two crew were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Cpt Pavel Ivanovich Ishchenko +2.
Crew:
Cpt Pavel Ivanovich Ishchenko +2.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
