Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Novaya Ladoga

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3985
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
184 20 0?
YOM:
1941
Location:
Novaya Ladoga
Leningrad oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a supply mission to Novaya Ladoga, carrying foods for the troops of the besieged Leningrad. On approach, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All five crew members were injured, among them pilot Tomchuk.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 in Uste Tuloksy: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939 at 1225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beriev MBR-2
Operator:
Registration:
14/629
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Novaya Ladoga - Novaya Ladoga
Location:
Uste Tuloksy
Republic of Karelia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The float plane departed Novaya Ladoga on a reconnaissance mission over Ladoga Lake. On the return trip, while cruising along the east coast of the lake, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter and crashed three km south of Uste Tuloksy. A crew member was injured and three others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Petr A. Tsyplakov, pilot, †
S/Lt Petrov, navigator,
Cpt Sergey V. Belov, †
1st Lt Vasiliy Grishkov, gunner. †
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter
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