Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 near Olenitsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2518
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Murmansk – Arkhangelsk
MSN:
165
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
41
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1857
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Murmashi Airport in Murmansk on an ambulance flight to Arkhangelsk, carrying four wounded soldiers and one pilot. About two hours into the flight, the engine started to lose power and later failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a bog located 270 km southeast of Murmansk and came to rest upside down. All four passengers escaped injured while the pilot was killed. The aircraft was later destroyed by an unintentional fire set up by the passengers who were smoking around the wreckage.
Probable cause:
Because the airplane was destroyed by fire, the cause of the engine failure could not be determined.

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

Date & Time: Aug 27, 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 a German fighter and crashed in the region of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Grigoryevich Bazhanov, pilot,
Lt Fedor Markovich Mager, navigator,
Sgt Ivan Georgievich Stenkin, wireless operator and air gunner,
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 27, 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 in the region of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Andriyanovich Suvorov, pilot,
Lt Vasily Nikolaevich Ershov, navigator,
Sgt Grigory Petrovich Alekseev, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Murmansk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
16/210
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 airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the Kola region, south of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
M/Lt Leonid Grigorievich Goncharenko, pilot,
Lt Vasily Stepanovich Lavrishchev, navigator,
Sgt Pavel Ivanovich Tulin, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Murmansk

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3433
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7 5 04
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a cargo flight to Murmansk, carrying four crew members and a load of ammunitions. On final approach to Murmansk-Vayenga Airport, the airplane was hit by ground fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants were rescued, among them two were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.