Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Unetsha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5572
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission, the airplane was shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed near Unetsha. The mechanic was killed.
Crew:
Gefr Alfred Niklas, mechanic, †
Cpt Hans Kosack, observer +1.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 near Smolensk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1291
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Smolensk - Unetsha
MSN:
16617
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances while on a flight from Smolensk to Unetsha. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.