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The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at Vitebsk Airport, carrying one instructor and one student pilot. It crashed upon takeoff, killing both occupants.
Crew:
Uffz Horst Dohmhardt, pilot,
Prf Erich Schmidt, instructor.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Orsha: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1941 at 1800 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Registration:

D-AEPY

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

5843

YOM:

1937

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons at Orsha-Balbasava Airport. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Hillmer, pilot,
Uffz Karl Blumberger, radio operator,
Fw Karl Häusele, mechanic,
Uffz Johannes Ochsenknecht, air gunner.
Passenger:
Karl Schickling.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Orscha: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941 at 0132 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

A1+CM

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Orsha - Orsha

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4105

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Upon takeoff from Orsha Airport, the bomber hit an obstacle and crashed. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.

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

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-S5006

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Plain, Valley

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Orsha - Zubovo

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Orsha while on a flight from Orsha to Zubovo. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Gomel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov P-5

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Flight

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The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 2 km from Gomel. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Rahachow

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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Registration:

CCCP-L3470

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

8 5 19

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1941

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On approach to Rahachow, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. The crew escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by fire. At the time of the accident, the city of Rahachow was attacked by the German troops.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Petlyakov Pe-2 in Babruysk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Petlyakov Pe-2

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Kazan - Babruysk

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On approach to Babruysk Airport following a ferry flight from Kazan, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
St/Lt Viktor Evtikheevich Sagaidak, pilot,
St/Lt Alexey Ivanovich Dagaev, navigator,
Sgt Vasily Egorovich Novikov, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Brest: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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Flight

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Bombing

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Brest, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
M/Lt Vasily Illarionovich Maryashkin, pilot,
M/Lt Viktor Alexandrovich Konovalov, navigator,
Sgt Petr Alexandrovich Shmygov, radio operator.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-7 2M-17 in Minsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 21, 1941 at 1040 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-7 (PS-7)

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-T435

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Minsk - Minsk

MSN:

22123

YOM:

1934

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Captain / Total hours on type:

13.00

Aircraft flight hours:

432

Circumstances:

The pilot was engaged in a local training flight at Minsk Airport. Following several circuits in the vicinity of the airfield, he initiated the approach. Not properly aligned with the runway, the pilot decided to make a go around. At a height of about 50 metres, the airplane continued for about 300 metres then lost height, rolled to the left and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and died seven hours later.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the pilot failed to position the stabilizers in a correct position for landing (negative instead positive angle). He was not familiarized with the aircraft and his experience on type was insufficient with 13,8 hours of flight. It was also reported that the instructor released the pilot too early for a solo flight.

Crash of a Lockheed 5 Vega in Borisov

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1932

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 5 Vega

Operator:

James Joseph Mattern

Registration:

NR869E

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Private

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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1929

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The crew was attempting a world tour from the US via Russia. While overflying Belarus, the crew encountered unknown technical problems and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane landed hard, causing a part from the cockpit panel to separate. Control was lost and the airplane crashed. Both occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Some parts were used to built another Lockheed Vega with MSN 118.