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

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L239
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Jitkur - Vorochilov
MSN:
12271
YOM:
1938
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was carrying newspapers from Jitkur to Vorochilov when the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the region of Stalingrad. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Pashchenkovo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L99
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Urda - Kolobovka
MSN:
2340
YOM:
1942
Location:
Pashchenkovo
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Urda on a flight to Kolobovka with two other similar airplanes. En route, weather conditions worsened and the visibility was poor due to fog. Both other airplanes returned to Urda but the pilot of CCCP-L99 decided to continue. Lost, the pilot deviated from the prescribed route until the airplane crashed in a dense wooded area located in Polikarpov Po-2. The wreckage was found six days later on October 29. The pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot's lack of discipline, expressed in the fact that when he encountered fog, he did not return to the departure aerodrome or make the decision to land, but attempted to fly over the fog to the destination.

Crash of a Petlyakov Pe-2 near Stalingrad: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Petlyakov Pe-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base following a reconnaissance mission in the area of Stalingrad. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Mikhail Andreevich Ivkin, pilot,
Cpt Alexey Alekseevich Bazhanov, observer,
Sgt Alexey Ivanovich Babkin, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Stalingrad: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
9K+MS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4124
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Stalingrad, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Alfred Lippe, pilot,
Gefr Hans Wermann, observer,
Ogfr Johann Hubert, radio operator,
Ogfr Erich Brückner, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-S1813
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
9340
YOM:
1937
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed in Stalingrad. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Kruglovka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13663
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kruglovka
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to arrive at destination and is believed to have crashed in the region of Kruglovka. Both occupants were killed.

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

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P441
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
435
YOM:
1941
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane took off from a field near a farm located in the village of Burkovsky, some 100 km northwest of Stalingrad, to transfer a Senior Battalion Commissar of the Political Directorate of the Stalingrad Front. The airplane failed to arrive at destination and probably crashed in the region of Stalingrad, killing both occupants.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Stalingrad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1239
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Stalingrad
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Stalingrad. The pilot was killed and the passenger, Lt Kirilov, was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Bol'shaya Ivanovka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-T150
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pichuga - Bol'shaya Ivanovka
MSN:
9433
YOM:
1937
Location:
Bol'shaya Ivanovka
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Approaching Bol'shaya Ivanovka on a flight from Pichuga, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter (Me.110) and crashed. The pilot was injured and the passenger, Maj Kozyrev, head of 929th Aviation Regiment, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev G-2 in Srednyaya Akhtuba: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3047
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
22 139
YOM:
1939
Location:
Srednyaya Akhtuba
Volgograd oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Srednyaya Akhtuba Airport (east of Stalingrad), the airplane was shot down by a German fighter Me.109 and crashed. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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