Belarus

After completing a supply mission to soldiers based in the airstrip n° 17 located in the region of Rechitsa, the crew was returning to his base. About 30 minutes into the flight, an engine failed. The captain elected to return to the n°17 airfield but the aircraft lost height, hit trees and crashed in a wooded area. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was unhurt.

While on a night supply mission to an area located behind the enemy lines, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Zhukovka. All 6 crew managed to bail out but one of them was killed and one was injured.

The crew was engaged in a supply mission to soldiers based behind the enemy lines in Belarus. En route, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Mogilev. The passenger and one crew member managed to bail out and survived while five other crew members were killed.

The airplane departed Staraya Toropa on a supply mission to Selyavshchina, carrying one passenger, six crew members and a load consisting of ammunition and explosives for a total weight of 2,000 kilos. The crew flew over the enemy line at an altitude of 2,700 metres then continued to the dropping area. After three successful drops, the crew was preparing for a fourth pass when, at an altitude of 200 metres, the airplane was attacked by a German fighter. The captain and other occupants were seriously injured while the copilot, seized with panic, left his seat. Despite the situation, the pilot was able to make an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in an open field and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were injured and the airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
Y. T. Basov, pilot +5.

In the evening of 17 July 1943, the airplane was dispatched to an airstrip near Osipovka with supplies for partisans. Because the ground was soaked, the crew was unable to takeoff and several attempts were abandoned as the airplane was unable to reach more than 50 km/h speed. The airplane was parked nearby a forest and camouflaged. Around 1930LT, the area was attacked by German fighters and several bullets hit the left engine, causing an oil leak. Following makeshift repairs, the crew took off at 0245LT. Around three to five seconds after liftoff, the left engine failed. The airplane rolled to the left, touched the ground and crashed nose first in a swampy area. All 15 occupants were injured, two of them seriously. About 45 minutes later, the airplane was destroyed by enemy fire.

The airplane was engaged in a supply mission to Dubnitskoe, 60 km west of Yelsk, carrying five passengers, six crew members and a load of 660 kg of ammunition and printing equipment. The approach to the landing area was initiated at night. On short final, at a height of 20-25 metres, the pilot made a sharp turn to the left when the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. All 11 occupants were killed.

After being shot down by the German Flak, the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed near Polotsk. A crew member was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Georg Kapfhammer, radio operator +3.

The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Besovo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/Lt Ivan Pavlovich Pantyukhov, pilot,
Lt Viktor Fedorovich Zaparenko, copilot,
S/Lt Sergey Georgievich Voronin, navigator,
Sgt Nikolay Yakovlevich Krupin, radio operator,
Sgt Vasily Maksimovich Bogomolov, air gunner.

The airplane suffered technical problems and crashed 7 km north of Babruysk, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Paul Jagusch, pilot,
Fw Josef Uthoff, observer,
Gefr Alfons Gansloser, radio operator,
Ogfr Herbert Wüstenhagen, air gunner.

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Dinger, pilot,
Uffz Xaver Hinterkircher, observer,
Gefr Johannes Oppold, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Kapelle, air gunner.