Crash of a Polikarpov AP near Stalingrad: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1160
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14333
YOM:
1939
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was carrying one pilot and one communication officer (Lt Lebedev) for Stalingrad but failed to arrive at destination. Lost without trace.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Stalingrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L239
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Jitkur - Vorochilov
MSN:
12271
YOM:
1938
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was carrying newspapers from Jitkur to Vorochilov when the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the region of Stalingrad. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Petlyakov Pe-2 near Stalingrad: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Petlyakov Pe-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base following a reconnaissance mission in the area of Stalingrad. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Mikhail Andreevich Ivkin, pilot,
Cpt Alexey Alekseevich Bazhanov, observer,
Sgt Alexey Ivanovich Babkin, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Stalingrad: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
9K+MS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4124
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Stalingrad, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Alfred Lippe, pilot,
Gefr Hans Wermann, observer,
Ogfr Johann Hubert, radio operator,
Ogfr Erich Brückner, air gunner.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Stalingrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-S1813
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
9340
YOM:
1937
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed in Stalingrad. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Stalingrad: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P441
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
435
YOM:
1941
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane took off from a field near a farm located in the village of Burkovsky, some 100 km northwest of Stalingrad, to transfer a Senior Battalion Commissar of the Political Directorate of the Stalingrad Front. The airplane failed to arrive at destination and probably crashed in the region of Stalingrad, killing both occupants.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Stalingrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1239
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Stalingrad. The pilot was killed and the passenger, Lt Kirilov, was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 in Stalingrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov PR-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3388
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
282
YOM:
1940
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
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.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP in Dubinsky: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1942 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1138
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stalingrad - Dubinsky
MSN:
14311
YOM:
1939
Location:
Dubinsky
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stalingrad Airport on a short flight to the village of Dubinsky, in the suburb of the city, carrying one pilot and one passenger. Upon landing in an open field, the airplane rolled for about 30 metres when it collided with a one meter deep ditch. The airplane overturned and came to rest upside. Both occupants were seriously injured and the pilot later died from injuries sustained.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Stalingrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1137
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a German Me.109 and crashed near Stralingrad. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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