Country
Russia

Crash of a Chyetverikov Che-2 in Luostari: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Chyetverikov Che-2 (MDR-6)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Luostari
Murmansk 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 was engaged in an operation in Luostari and was supposed to bomb its airfield. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ivan Terentyevich Trofimov, pilot,
AC2 Petr Petrovich Popov, mechanic,
Sgt Nikolay Abramovich Nenashev, wireless operator and air gunner,
2nd Lt Konstantin Efimovich Vakhromeev, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Chyetverikov Che-2 into the Barents Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Chyetverikov Che-2 (MDR-6)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Barents Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The floatplane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Barents Sea with a crew of five on board. It failed to return from operation and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the Barents Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Stepanovich Gorokhov, pilot,
2nd Lt Lev Ivanovich Matveev, navigator,
Lt Yakov Ignatievich Lazuka, navigator,
Fedor Yakovlevich Bublik, mechanic,
Sgt Ivan Ivanovich Kupriev, wireless operator and air gunner.
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