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

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P773
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ashgabat - Ashgabat
Location:
Ashgabat
Ashgabat City District
Country:
Turkmenistan
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The student pilot departed Ashgabat Airport on a local solo training flight consisting of several manoeuvre at an altitude of 1,200 metres. After completing turns and stalls, the airplane descended to 600 metres then 300 metres for a circuit to land. It went out of control and crashed upside down near the airport. The pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the airplane crashed in a steep dive out of a spin, due to a violation of the altitude established for performing such manoeuvre (the cadet violated the procedure).

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 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 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 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.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP in Ufa: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1942 at 0915 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1120
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Meteorological / Weather
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ufa - Ufa
MSN:
14292
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ufa
Republic of Bashkortostan
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
1680
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Ufa Airport in the early morning on a weather data operation. After reaching the altitude of 3,500 metres, the pilot returned to the airport but the visibility deteriorated due to fog that developed about 40 minutes after takeoff. The pilot descended to a height of 110 metres to establish a visual contact with the airport. As this was not possible, he decided to climb when, at a height of about 170 metres, the airplane collided with the mast of a radio station. It partially disintegrated in the air and crashed near the airfield. Both occupants, a pilot and a meteorologist were killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by the combination of the following factors:
- Lack of discipline on part of the pilot, who violated instructions and failed to comply with oral instructions from the head of Ufa Airport and his deputy, to divert to Birsk Airport or other nearby sites in the event of airport closure. Despite the airfield was covered with fog, the pilot attempted to land.
- The meteorologist on duty at the Ufa AMSG did not provide a precise weather forecast for the near future. The weather report given to the pilot indicated flying conditions, but 40 minutes after takeoff, the airfield was completely covered by rapidly approaching fog. The weather forecast was based on the 19-hour synoptic chart of 09OCT42, and the one-hour synoptic chart of 10OCT42 was not provided due to lack of data.
- Insufficient organization of atmospheric sounding flights at Ufa Airport, expressed by the fact that detailed instructions were not drawn up in the local instructions for conducting flights over the aerodrome.
- The real cause of the accident was the presence of obstacles on the aerodrome's approach runway (206 metres-high radio masts) which did not meet the requirements of the aerodrome's maintenance manual.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 near Yedrovo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K305
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lutovenka - Yedrovo
MSN:
16810
YOM:
1940
Location:
Yedrovo
Novgorod oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Lutovenka to Yedrovo, weather conditions deteriorated with thunderstorm. The airplane failed to arrive at destination and was lost without trace.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Ostashkov: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942 at 2015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1171
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14344
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ostashkov
Tver oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
1666
Circumstances:
Approaching Ostashkov, while on a mail flight, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the railway station. Both occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by anti aircraft fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 in Polnovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1007
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bor - Zabor'e
MSN:
12190
YOM:
1938
Location:
Polnovo
Novgorod oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Bor to Zabor'e, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and got lost. Southeast of Demyansk, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Polnovo. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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