Crash of a Consolidated PBY Cataliana in the Bay of Kola: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Bay of Kola. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Vladimir Ivanovitch Boyko, pilot,
Lt Petr Ilyich Averichev, copilot,
Cpt Fedor Dmitrievich Allenov, navigator,
Lt Nikolay Kuzmich Kolesnikov, radio operator,
Sg Andrey Yakovlevich Ksendzov, mechanic,
Sgt Vasily Yemelyanovich Kuzmenchuk, air gunner.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Murmansk

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3433
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7 5 04
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a cargo flight to Murmansk, carrying four crew members and a load of ammunitions. On final approach to Murmansk-Vayenga Airport, the airplane was hit by ground fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants were rescued, among them two were injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 near Povenets: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0874
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
A bomb of 1,000 kg was dropped on the Stalin Canal near Povenets and exploded. As the airplane was flying too close to the detonation, it was hit by debris and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Rochna, pilot,
Obfhr Karl-Heinz Hegener, observer,
Ogefr Walter Graneist, radio operator,
Ogefr Waldemar Hansen, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 near Povenets: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+AB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4284
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
A bomb of 1,000 kg was dropped on the Stalin Canal near Povenets and exploded. As the airplane was flying too close to the detonation, it was hit by debris and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obstlt Hans Emig, pilot,
Fw Helmut Rudolph, observer,
Fw Heinz Bodensiek, radio operator,
Fw Werner Hawlitschka, air gunner.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-7 off Churan: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941 at 1615 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1478
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Churan - Yakutsk
MSN:
3166
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The floatplane was departing Churan on a service to Irkutsk, carrying seven passengers and a crew of four. Shortly after takeoff from the hydrobase of Churan, while climbing to a height of 10-12 metres, the floatplane entered a high angle of attack, pitched up then the left wing stalled and the aircraft crashed into the Lena River. While all four crew members were able to evacuate the cockpit and to swim to shore, all seven occupants drowned after the airplane sank.
Probable cause:
Failure of the pilot to position correctly the stabilizers prior to takeoff and his failure to reject the takeoff procedure while the aircraft was unstable.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2734
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
13051
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K475
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
17268
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 in Russia: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K467
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
17245
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Russia. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-6 in Kronstadt

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+CL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6300
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak and crashed in Kronstadt. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Eduard Satorius, pilot,
Uffz Hans Lämmer, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Thurmeier, air gunner,
Uffz Johann Matary, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-196A in Moscow

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
URSS-C
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2047
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew attempted to take off in heavy snow falls. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All three occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.