Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Luzhai: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
1923
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Guilin - Nanning
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Guilin to Nanning, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Luzhai. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Onega: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1939 at 0922 LT
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Yagodnik - Yagodnik
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Yagodnik Airfield on a mission over the Onega Peninsula. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed while flying in poor weather conditions. The wreckage was found by walkers in early 90's in an isolated area.
Crew:
S/Lt Georgi Vasilievich Karalkin, pilot,
S/Lt Aleksandr Nikolayevich Safonov, navigator,
Sgt Sergey Ivanovich Komarichev, radio operator,
Sergey Ivanovich Kiryushenko, mechanic.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Imatra: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
20/101
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in an operation consisting of an attack of various airfields such as Utti, Suur Merijoki, and Immola. Approaching Immola Airport, north of Imatra, the airplane was shot down by a Finnish fighter and crashed. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Zhorka Tanklayev, pilot,
1st Lt Vikto Demchinsckiy, navigator,
Cpl Sergei Korotkov, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Finnish fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Jianyang: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1939
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a test flight when the airplane caught fire in flight and crashed. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Qingyang Gu,
Yexiong Wu.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Khalkhin Gol: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1939 at 1037 LT
Operator:
Registration:
27/12
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While engaged in a combat mission against the Japanese forces along the border between Mongolia and China, the airplane was shot down by the Japanese Flak and crashed near Khalkhin Gol. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Fedor Timofeevich Makeev, pilot, †
S/Lt Konstantin Sergeevich Ivanov, navigator, †
Lt Andrey Semenovich Filippov, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Japanese Flak.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Khalkhin Gol: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1939
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While engaged in a combat mission against the Japanese forces along the border between Mongolia and China, the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Khalkhin Gol. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Ivan Grigorievich Suprun, pilot, †
M/Lt Vasily Mikhailovich Cherepennikov, navigator, †
Sgt Nikolay Ivanovich Zarubin, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Khalkhin Gol: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
8/117
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While engaged in a combat mission against the Japanese forces along the border between Mongolia and China, the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Khalkhin Gol. Two crew were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
S/Lt Nikolay Yakovlevich Maksimov, pilot,
S/Lt Nikanor Leontievich Krukovsky, navigator, †
Sgt Sergey Ignatovich Ukhanov, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Khalkhin Gol: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
16/17
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While engaged in a combat mission against the Japanese forces along the border between Mongolia and China, the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Khalkhin Gol. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Grigory Mikhailovich Pyankov, pilot,
Cpt Mikhail Grigorievich Zhdanov, navigator,
Sgt Victor Fedorovich Stukalkin, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Khalkhin Gol: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
4/39
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While engaged in a combat mission against the Japanese forces along the border between Mongolia and China, the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Khalkhin Gol. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/Lt Vladimir Alexandrovich Spekhov, pilot,
S/Lt Mikhail Stepanovich Dvuzhilov, navigator,
Kartashov Victor Ivanovich, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Khalkhin Gol: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1939
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While engaged in a combat mission against the Japanese forces along the border between Mongolia and China, the airplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed near Khalkhin Gol. Two crew members were killed and third bailed out.
Crew:
Kom Mikhail Anisimovich Yuyukin, pilot, †
Alexander Morkowkin, navigator,
Sgt Pyotr Nikolaevich Razboynikov, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.