Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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18/81

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The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Belorechensk. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Nikolai Vasilyevich Makarov, pilot,
Lt Semen Alekseevich Krivitsky, navigator,
Sgt Nikolai Artemovich Vidyaev, radio operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Arkhipo-Osipovka: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1942

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13/265

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Bombing

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The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Arkhipo-Osipovka, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
M/Lt Ivan Fyodorovich Gavrilov, pilot,
S/Lt Veniamin Alekseevich Kharchev, navigator,
Sgt Nikifor Ivanovich Simonov, radio operator.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Vladikavkaz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1942

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Republic of North Ossetia

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Vladikavkaz

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Russia

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Asia

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Shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Vladikavkaz. All three crew members were killed.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Nizhnebakanskaya: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1942

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4/121

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Shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Nizhnebakanskaya. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
M/Lt Alexander Ivanovich Sevastyanov, pilot, †
M/Lt Dmitry Stepanovich Gavrilov, navigator, †
Sgt Vasily Efimovich Shmorgunov, radio operator.

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Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-41) near Chertkovo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1942

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CCCP-L3519

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Moscow - Krasnodar

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12/214

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1940

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En route from Moscow to Krasnodar, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Chertkovo. Both crew members were killed.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40) in Russia: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1942

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CCCP-T490

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Myachkovo – Belomorsk

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6/320

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1941

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While on a flight from Myatchkovo to Belomorsk, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in northwest of Russia. Lost without trace.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-41) on Mt Ninikas-Tsikhe: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1942 at 1253 LT

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CCCP-L3527

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Mountains

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Tbilisi – Ordzonikidze – Mineralnye Vody – Krasnodar

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20/214

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1939

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602

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The airplane departed Tbilisi Airport at 1233LT on a flight to Krasnodar with intermediate stops in Ordzonikidze (Vladikavkaz) and Mineralnye Vody. After departure, the crew climbed to an altitude of 2,500 metres then continued over the Caucasian Mountain Range. As weather conditions deteriorated, the pilot climbed to an altitude of 4,000 metres and realized it would not be possible to pass over the mountains so he decided to fly to the east, direction Baku. Shortly later, while flying at an altitude of 4,000 metres, the airplane caught fire in flight and crashed on the slope of Mt Ninikas-Tsikhe, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

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The exact cause of the in-flight fire could not be determined with certainty.

Crash of a Tupolev SB-2 near Pechenga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1942

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18/299

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the region of Pechenga, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Mikhail Petrovich Kupriyanov, pilot,
Lt Nikolai Dmitrievich Bichik, navigator,
Sgt Stepan Vasilievich Artamonov, radio operator.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40) in Kuitun: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1942 at 1320 LT

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CCCP-L2443

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