Smolensk oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The crew was supposed to fly to an unknown airfield. As he was unable to find that airfield, the pilot (M. I. Burin) decided to land at Vyazma Airport. He failed to fly the full aerodrome circuit and approached at an angle that allowed the airplane to touch down 120 metres from the perimeter of the airfield. Out of control, it collided with a ditch and ended up in a ravine. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Crew error.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Vyazma: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1941

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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CCCP-L3421

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Vyazma - Vyazma

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6 5 03

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1941

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The airplane was engaged in a transfer of wounded soldiers between two airports in the region of Vyazma. While flying at low height, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All three crew members were injured and the passenger was killed. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Mr. Dobrovolski +2.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Judino: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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2253

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Judino, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Walter Storost, pilot,
Uffz Hans-Joachim Weckesser, observer,
Gefr Heinz Rissel, air gunner.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 in Kardymovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-K474

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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17261

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1940

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Kardymovo, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Yelnya: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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CCCP-L3427

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Moscow - Gomel

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6 5 11

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1940

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The airplane was on a supply mission from Moscow to Gomel when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Yelnya. Two crew members and the passengers were killed while two other crews became PoW, among them the pilot Leonid M. Kulshchikov.

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

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-A864

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Vyazma - Roslavl

MSN:

8040

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1936

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances while on a flight from Vyazma to Roslavl. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Smolensk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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CCCP-L2698

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Vyazma - Smolensk

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13015

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1938

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances while on a flight from Vyazma to Smolensk. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Tupolev G-2 in Ryabtsevo

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941

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Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)

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CCCP-L3055

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22 633

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1940

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The airplane was en route from Belarus to Smolensk, carrying one passenger, five crew members and a load of brochures that should be distributed in Smolensk. Approaching Smolensk from the southeast, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the Soviet Flak (ground artillery). The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed in a rough terrain and came to rest. All six occupants escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by the Soviet Flak.