Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Semenovo: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 15, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P62
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moscow – Vologda – Obozersky – Sosnovets
MSN:
54
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a flight from Moscow-Myachkovo to Sosnovets with intermediate stops in Vologda and Obozersky, carrying one pilot, one technician and one messenger. Passing over Semenovo at an altitude of 150-200 metres, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed onto a Karelgranit factory. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
