Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 in Polnovo: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 2, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1007
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bor - Zabor'e
MSN:
12190
YOM:
1938
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.
