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

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
URSS-D
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow - Bryansk
MSN:
2096
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
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 in Bryukhovetskaya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-F89
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Simferopol - Moscow
MSN:
9388
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Simferopol on a mail flight to Moscow, carrying two passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot descended too low over terrain, causing the undercarriage to struck the ground. The airplane then hit two people working in the field and crashed 66 metres further, bursting into flames. Both passengers were seriously injured while the pilot and two people on the ground were killed. One of the passenger died from injuries sustained the following day.
Probable cause:
The pilot continued the flight at a too low (unsafe) altitude, causing the airplane to touch the ground and to crash.

Crash of a Tupolev G-2 near Spirovo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2529
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Novgorod
MSN:
22 753
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Moscow on a cargo flight to Novgorod, carrying one passenger, six crew members and a load of 3,221 kg of CS liquid. While cruising along the railway road to Kalinin, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Spirovo. All seven occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3427
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow - Gomel
MSN:
6 5 11
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
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 GVF PS-84 near Ruza

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3464
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Velikiye Luki - Moscow
MSN:
8 5 13
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from Velikiye Luki to Moscow, carrying 19 wounded soldiers and a crew of three. En route, it was attacked three times by the pilot of a German fighter and caught fire. The crew reduced his altitude and made an emergency landing in an open field near Ruza. All 22 occupants evacuated and the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
N. Andreyev +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Velikiye Luki: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3939
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Velikiye Luki
MSN:
4 05
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Moscow on a cargo flight to Velikiye Luki, carrying four crew members and a load of ammunition. On approach to Velikiye Luki, it was shot down by four German fighters and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
L. N. Meglitski +3.
Probable cause:
Shot down by four German fighters.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-196A in Moscow

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
URSS-C
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2047
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew attempted to take off in heavy snow falls. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-35 in Khotmyzhsk

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2482
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow - Kharkiv
MSN:
1/0
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Moscow to Kharkiv, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and decided to make an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field located near the village of Khotmyzhsk, about 50 km west of Belgorod. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Putilov Stal-3 in Verkhnyaya Kolybelka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1941 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1243
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Voronezh - Moscow
MSN:
243
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Voronezh Airport at 1355LT on a schedule service to Moscow, carrying four passengers (three adults and one child), two crew members and 104 kg of cargo. About half an hour later, it crashed in unknown circumstances in a pasture located 1,500 metres west of the village of Verkhnyaya Kolybelka. Both crew members were killed and all four passengers were injured, one seriously.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Tula

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L118
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow - Baku
MSN:
114
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a ferry flight from Moscow to Tula, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to divert to Tula Airport. After touchdown, the three engine airplane veered off runway, lost its left engine and came to rest. The crew was uninjured.