Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

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CCCP-L3104

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Kaptelovka - Andreapol

MSN:

14364

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1939

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 near Valday: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1942

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CCCP-K329

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Ambulance

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Kaptelovka - Andreapol

MSN:

16781

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1940

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The airplane was completing an ambulance flight from Kaptelovka to Andreapol with one pilot and an unspecified number of passengers, wounded soldiers who must be transferred. The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. The pilot was killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Dorogobuzh: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942

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CCCP-S3833

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Military

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12758

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1938

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The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the region of Dorogobuzh. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 near Lake Ilmen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942

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CCCP-L2680

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Novgorod - Dobrosti

MSN:

12997

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1938

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The airplane was completing an ambulance flight from Novgorod (Yuryevo) to Dobrosti, carrying two wounded soldiers and one pilot. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Lake Ilmen. Both passengers were killed and the pilot was injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942

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CCCP-A1149

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Ambulance

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Tchern - Yelets

MSN:

14322

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1939

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While on an ambulance flight from Tchern to Yelets, carrying two wounded soldiers and one pilot, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. All three occupants were killed.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Kondrovo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942

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CCCP-S1757

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Military

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MSN:

9283

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1937

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The airplane was shot down by four Me.109 and crashed near Kondrovo. Both crew members were killed.

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Shot down by four German fighters.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Kozhanka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942

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CCCP-P679

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The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Kozhanka, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured and died two days later.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 near Odudi Pass: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov PR-5

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CCCP-L3316

Flight Phase:

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Mountains

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Stalinabad - Khorugh

MSN:

203

YOM:

1939

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Odudi Pass

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Tajikistan

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Asia

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The airplane departed Stalinabad on a flight to Khorugh, carrying six passengers (four adults and two children) and one pilot. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor. Despite the situation, the pilot decided to continue. Flying in clouds, the airplane struck a rock and crashed in deep snow at an altitude of 3,900 metres near the Odudi Pass. All seven occupants survived the accident with minor injuries but without any food and in extreme conditions with very low outside temperature. Twelve days after the accident, the pilot and three passengers tried to find help and left the crash site. During this trip, a passenger died of cold. On May 12, an expedition was sent to the crash site and found a woman and her two children aged one and nine died of cold and hunger.

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The following factors were determined:
- The weather briefing transmitted to the pilot prior to the flight did not reflect the truth and reported good weather conditions all along the route from Stalinabad to Khorugh,
- The pilot decided to continue the flight despite the lack of visibility due to poor weather conditions and failed to return to his departure point.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 near Lake Ilmen

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1942

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