Crash of a Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-41) near Chertkovo: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 9, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3519
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow - Krasnodar
MSN:
12/214
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Moscow to Krasnodar, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Chertkovo. Both crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
