Date & Time:
Oct 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight and crashed near Moscow. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Makar Andreevich Migal, pilot,
Sgt Yuri Mitrofanovich Demin, copilot,
S/Lt Alexander Dzikovich Papava, navigator,
Sgt Nikolay Denisovich Lasitsa, radio operator,
Sgt Pyotr Filippovich Potravnov, air gunner.
Crew:
Cpt Makar Andreevich Migal, pilot,
Sgt Yuri Mitrofanovich Demin, copilot,
S/Lt Alexander Dzikovich Papava, navigator,
Sgt Nikolay Denisovich Lasitsa, radio operator,
Sgt Pyotr Filippovich Potravnov, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
