Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 in Russia

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3334
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
221
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Weather conditions worsened and the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. In poor visibility, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed. There were no casualties among the occupants.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe near Merkutschewa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2184
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was probably on a transit flight when it crashed 3 km south of Merkutschewa. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Bernhard Sereiske, pilot,
Lt Siegfried Wikesek, observer,
Fw Walter Kuhn, radio operator,
Uffz Johann Bauhuber, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to icing.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K2729
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Odoevo
MSN:
13046
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Moscow on a flight to Odoevo but failed to arrive at destination. Lost without trace.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-40 in Russia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2450
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
13/95
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane disappeared in the west part of Russia, near the front with German troops. No trace was found.

Crash of a Yakovlev AIR-6 in Russia

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2131
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7797
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll, somewhere in Russia, the airplane was unable to liftoff, ran off runway and came to rest. The pilot was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the airplane contacted an obstacle during takeoff. The pilot failed to reject takeoff in time and reduced power too late, causing the airplane to overrun.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Russia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A865
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8041
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base and was lost without trace. Both occupants were considered as deceased.

Crash of a Polikarpov AP in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A1022
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
12205
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return from a reconnaissance mission on the western front.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Russia

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3937
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
184 16 04
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bolshoi Dvor on a special flight on behalf of the army. En route, the crew encountered poor visibility due to heavy snow falls. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with a telegraph pole, lost its left wing and came to rest in a ditch. There were no casualties among the crew.
Probable cause:
Poor visibility due to heavy snow falls associated with a too late departure from Bolshoi Dvor.