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Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Pechenga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Pechenga, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Chalov Mikhail Ivanovich, pilot,
Sgt Maksimenko Pyotr Vasilievich, radio operator,
Lt Volkov Alexandre Petrovitch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 in Uste Tuloksy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939 at 1225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
14/629
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Novaya Ladoga - Novaya Ladoga
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The float plane departed Novaya Ladoga on a reconnaissance mission over Ladoga Lake. On the return trip, while cruising along the east coast of the lake, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter and crashed three km south of Uste Tuloksy. A crew member was injured and three others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Petr A. Tsyplakov, pilot, †
S/Lt Petrov, navigator,
Cpt Sergey V. Belov, †
1st Lt Vasiliy Grishkov, gunner. †
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter