Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 off Sestroretsk: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 5, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P575
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0575
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising at night, the pilot got lost and the airplane crash landed on the icy Gulf of Finland off Sestroretsk. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were not found.
