Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Novinki: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 29, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
5
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route to Novinki, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed near the destination. Both crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
