Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Tinguta: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 17, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-S3002
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
11137
YOM:
1938
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 15 km west of Tinguta. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger, Colonel Tshernov, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down a German fighter.
