Ferry

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Mountains

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McLeod – Patricia Bay

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The twin engine airplane departed McLeod on a ferry flight to Patricia Bay (Victoria) on behalf of the Western Air Command. While cruising northwest of Yale, BC, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (32th OTU):
P/O L. W. Brooks, pilot,
Sgt L.P. Bretland,
D. B. Hartley.

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Crashed of a Tupolev ANT-7 in Sadovniki

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1941 at 0950 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-7 (PS-7)

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CCCP-L3764

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Moscow - Moscow

MSN:

22348

YOM:

1935

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Aircraft flight hours:

1105

Aircraft flight cycles:

2192

Circumstances:

The airplane was on a ferry flight from Moscow-Myachkovo Airport to Moscow-Vnukovo Airport, carrying two crew members. It took off from Myachkovo Airport around 0930LT. Some 15 minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot got confused due the limited visibility cause by rain falls. He reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a muddy field located near Sadovniki. Upon touchdown, the airplane lost its undercarriage and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were uninjured.

Probable cause:

The decision of the pilot to attempt an immediate landing in an unsuitable terrain rather than returning to Myachkovo Airport. The lack of experience of the pilot in poor weather conditions remains a contributory factor as this created a confusion to him.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Cuzco

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Registration:

OA-HHC-304

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5272

YOM:

1935

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Cuzco

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Peru

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South America

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The crew was in charge to transfer the airplane and was supposed to make an intermediate stop at Cuzco Airport for refueling. For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed upon landing and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All three crew members escaped uninjured.

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

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1941 at 1050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Polikarpov Po-2

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Registration:

CCCP-K398

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Sevan - Yerevan

MSN:

17121

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1940

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Aircraft flight hours:

205

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After dropping an engineer at Sevan Airfield, the pilot took off on a return leg to Yerevan. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing to a height of 25-35 metres, the airplane entered a sharp turn to the left then nosed down and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, died 4 hours later from injuries sustained.

Probable cause:

The pilot failed to follow the flight instructions and published procedures.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-9 in Tula

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-9 (PS-9)

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CCCP-L118

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

Schedule:

Moscow - Baku

MSN:

114

YOM:

1931

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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.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Coningsby

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1941 at 1550 LT

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AD763

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Tupolev ANT-4 (TB-1 & G-1)

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Ternhill - Coningsby

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The crew departed RAF Ternhill at 1505LT to ferry the airplane to RAF Coningsby where it crashed upon landing at 1550LT. Both crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O W. A. Brown,
Sgt Stevens.

Crash of a Tupolev G-1 near Alga

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1941

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Ashkhabad – Tashkent – Shalkar – Aktyoubinsk – Moscow

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The pilot departed Ashkhabad on a ferry flight to Moscow. He made a stop in Tashkent to pick up a passenger without prior permission. At Shalkar Airport, he was informed about the poor weather conditions en route to Aktyubinsk but decided to takeoff, again, without authorization. About an hour and 45 minutes into the flight, while flying in clouds, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a prairie located 3 km from Alga Station, about 45 km southeast from Aktyubinsk. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were seriously injured.

Probable cause:

The decision of the pilot to takeoff without permission, knowing that weather conditions en route were unfavorable. It was also reported that the airplane was not equipped with any navigational instruments or any equipment that could allow the pilot to flight under IMC conditions.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth at RAF Squires Gate

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1940

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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Registration:

X5111

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Silloth - Squires Gate

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1838

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1931

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The pilot, sole on board, was convoying the aircraft from RAF Silloth to RAF Squires Gate. In windy weather, the aircraft crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot was unhurt.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bristol: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L4893

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