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Asia

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Russia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov P-5
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
MSN:
9213
YOM:
1934
Location:
Russia
All Russia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was probably shot down by enemy fire and was lost without trace with its crew of two.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Armavir: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
F1+JN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2254
Location:
Armavir
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by ground fire and crashed near Armavir Airport. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Fw Anton Roland, Anton, pilot, †
Ogfr Hermann Dufner, observer, †
Uffz Willi Hesse, radio operator,
Fw Wilfrid Gau, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Anisimovka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1751
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7109
YOM:
1935
Location:
Anisimovka
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Anisimovka Airfield, at a height of 10 metres, the airplane collided with a Soviet Air Force Yak-1 that was attempting to land on the same airfield. The SP crashed and its pilot was killed.

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 Junkers JU.88A-4 in Murmansk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+JR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
142128
Location:
Murmansk
Murmansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Murmansk, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Lothar Werner, pilot,
Gefr Heinrich Leiser, observer,
Ogefr Joseph Mathe, radio operator,
Ogefr Lorenz Klez, air gunner.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2063
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8116
YOM:
1936
Location:
Russia
All Russia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed somewhere in west Russia. Lost without trace.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Orel: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov P-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-F67
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8020
YOM:
1934
Location:
Orel
Orel oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was supposed to drop supplies in Novo-Umyslichka but failed to arrive at destination. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the Orel oblast. Lost without trace with its two crew members.

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

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2728
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Zabor'e - Vypolzovo
MSN:
13045
YOM:
1938
Location:
Vypolzovo
Tver 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 in Vypolzovo and was lost without trace. The pilot was sole on board.

Crash of a Kochyerigin PS-43 in Sochi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1942 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Kochyerigin PS-43
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3029
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sukhumi - Sochi
MSN:
536
YOM:
1940
Location:
Sochi-Adler
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Approaching Sochi-Adler Airport at the end of the afternoon, the airplane was shot down by two German fighters and crashed. Both crew members and the passenger were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two German fighters. It was determined that the route Sukhumi - Sochi was forbidden during the day due to enemy action in the area. To conduct such flight, a crew should be accompanied with Soviet fighters. In the present case, the pilot decided to takeoff despite the fact that no fighters were available to convoy.

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

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L99
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Urda - Kolobovka
MSN:
2340
YOM:
1942
Location:
Pashchenkovo
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 departed Urda on a flight to Kolobovka with two other similar airplanes. En route, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was poor due to fog. Both other airplanes returned to Urda but the pilot of CCCP-L99 decided to continue. Lost, the pilot deviated from the prescribed route until the airplane crashed in a dense wooded area located in Polikarpov Po-2. The wreckage was found six days later on October 29. The pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot's lack of discipline, expressed in the fact that when he encountered fog, he did not return to the departure aerodrome or make the decision to land, but attempted to fly over the fog to the destination.
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