Crash of a Tupolev ANT-43 (PS-43) in Levkivka: 6 killed
Date & Time:
May 19, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3011
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Maryevka – Schmidta
MSN:
511
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route from Maryevka to Schmidta, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed nearby the village of Levkivka. All six occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
