Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Heiligenbeil: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F1+ES
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8534
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the bomber collided with a second JU.88 registered F1+AS. Both airplanes crashed in Heiligenbeil (now Mamonovo), killing all 10 occupants.
Crew:
Lt Werner Schanze, pilot,
Uffz Hans Pirzer, bomb aimer,
Uffz Alfred Rother, radio operator,
Fw Erich Palm,
Obfw Friedrich Eickelmann, air gunner.

Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 near Olenitsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2518
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Murmansk – Arkhangelsk
MSN:
165
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
41
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1857
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Murmashi Airport in Murmansk on an ambulance flight to Arkhangelsk, carrying four wounded soldiers and one pilot. About two hours into the flight, the engine started to lose power and later failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a bog located 270 km southeast of Murmansk and came to rest upside down. All four passengers escaped injured while the pilot was killed. The aircraft was later destroyed by an unintentional fire set up by the passengers who were smoking around the wreckage.
Probable cause:
Because the airplane was destroyed by fire, the cause of the engine failure could not be determined.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Unetsha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5572
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission, the airplane was shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed near Unetsha. The mechanic was killed.
Crew:
Gefr Alfred Niklas, mechanic, †
Cpt Hans Kosack, observer +1.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Gatchina

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3923
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
184 12 14
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Leningrad-Komendantsky Airport on a special mission. En route, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a prairie, bursting into flames. All five crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Bryukhovetskaya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-F89
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Simferopol - Moscow
MSN:
9388
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Simferopol on a mail flight to Moscow, carrying two passengers and one pilot. En route, the pilot descended too low over terrain, causing the undercarriage to struck the ground. The airplane then hit two people working in the field and crashed 66 metres further, bursting into flames. Both passengers were seriously injured while the pilot and two people on the ground were killed. One of the passenger died from injuries sustained the following day.
Probable cause:
The pilot continued the flight at a too low (unsafe) altitude, causing the airplane to touch the ground and to crash.

Crash of an Ilyushin DB-3 near Yaz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a delivery flight on behalf of the Plant #18 in Kuybyshev, carrying three crew members. The airplane passed over the village of Yaz at an altitude of 150-200 metres then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located 6 km south of the village, bursting into flames. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight due to the failure of the propeller system.

Crash of a Beriev MP-1bis in Russia

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2551
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
31P2
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a paratroopers mission, the floatplane landed on a lake located behind the enemy line then suffered a hole in the hull and sank. All eight occupants evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Ust-Luga: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2505
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Bay of Luga off Ust-Luga. The air gunner was killed and three other crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Lt stefan Aigner, pilot,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Stadtmann, observer,
Gefr Albrecht Finke, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Meinhardt, air gunner. †

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Nevskaya Dubrovka

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3412
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moscow - Leningrad
MSN:
03 2 6
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Moscow-Vnukovo Airport on a flight to Leningrad, carrying four passengers, five crew members and a load of 1,650 kilos of various goods. Approaching Leningrad from the east, the airplane was hit by the Soviet Flak and the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed 2,5 km further and was damaged beyond repair. All nine occupants evacuated, among them both pilots were injured.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by the Soviet Flak.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Mga

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3410
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
03 5 6
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a special flight with secret documents on board, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a wooded area located near Mga, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and four of the seven occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.