Crash of a Petlyakov Pe-2 near Serebrovo: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 18, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
3/104
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a bombing mission against enemy positions located in the village of Leshkovo. Approaching the target area, it was found to be covered by clouds. The goal of the mission was modified to the station of Chernozem. Approaching this new target, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Karatay Lake just north of Serebrovo. A crew was killed and two others survived but were later shot down by German soldiers.
Crew:
Lt Boris Sergeevich Kardapoltsev, pilot,
M/Lt Alexey Karpovich Bondarenko, navigator,
Sgt Aleksandr Ivanovich Kozhbakov, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Boris Sergeevich Kardapoltsev, pilot,
M/Lt Alexey Karpovich Bondarenko, navigator,
Sgt Aleksandr Ivanovich Kozhbakov, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
