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While on a communication flight, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Voronets. The pilot was killed and the passenger was seriously injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

15787

YOM:

1940

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The airplane was shot down by four Me.109 and crashed in the region of Ulyanovo. Both occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Oryol

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1942

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Polikarpov Po-2

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The crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. To leave the area, the pilot initiated a turn when the airplane stalled and crashed. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-P679

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Flight

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Military

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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 Heinkel He.111H-6 in Lopashino: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

A1+IP

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

4248

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Wittkamp, pilot,
Uffz Xaver Böck, radio operator,
Fw Max Ziselsberger, bomb aimer,
Gefr Helmut Häusler, air gunner,
Gefr Klaus Petasch, air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-260 near Sankt Navlya: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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URSS-D

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Moscow - Bryansk

MSN:

2096

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1938

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While on a flight from Moscow to Bryansk on behalf of the army, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Sankt Navlya. It is believed that two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Optukha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1934 at 0115 LT

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov P-5

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CCCP-L787

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Postal (mail)

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Moscow - Kharkiv

MSN:

5684

YOM:

1932

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Aircraft flight hours:

313

Aircraft flight cycles:

185

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Moscow at 2255LT on June 5 on a night mail flight to Kharkiv, carrying one pilot and a load of 728 kilos of mail. While cruising at a height of 50 metres over the valley of Oka, weather conditions deteriorated with heavy clouds, drizzle and low ceiling. After completing two turns, the pilot did not realize he lost too much altitude when the airplane impacted ground and crashed in a field located 5 km south of Optukha. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain following an error of judgement on part of the pilot regarding the aircraft's altitude during a flight through difficult weather conditions. A poor flight planning was considered as a contributing factor.