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Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Nikopol: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4076
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Melitopol - Melitopol
Location:
Nikopol
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew left Melitopol on a supply mission to the soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Front. Crashed in unknown circumstances between Nikopol and Krivoi Rog. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.

Crash of a Lisunov LI-2 near Akhtyrka

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lisunov LI-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L4034
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oboyan - Oboyan
MSN:
184 65 06
YOM:
1943
Location:
Akhtyrka
Sumy Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
From Oboyan to a target behind the German lines 20 km east of Mirgorod when crossed the front-line near Akhtyrka (Sumy region of Ukraine) and was never heard again. All crew MIA presumed killed.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Slavyanoserbsk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A3166
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Rubizhnaya - Rostov-on-Don
MSN:
14419
YOM:
1939
Location:
Slavyanoserbsk
Luhansk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
1396
Circumstances:
En route from Rubizhnaya to Rostov, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and caught fire. Out of control, it descended to the ground and crashed near Slavyanoserbsk. All three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov SKF in Lozovenka: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A3122
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Krutoyarovka - Izyum
Location:
Lozovenka
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Krutoyarovka on an ambulance flight to Izyum, carrying one pilot and two wounded soldiers. About five minutes into the flight, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in a field, bursting into flames. The pilot was injured and unable to help both passengers who died in the burning wreckage.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Tupolev G-2 near Kerch

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2008
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
22 197
YOM:
1937
Location:
Kerch
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude, the airplane collided with a flock of ducks. The engine suffered vibration and lost power. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a swampy area located near Kerch. All occupants escaped uninjured while the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with a flock of ducks.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 in Dovgenke: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A642
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7763
YOM:
1936
Location:
Dovgenke
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Dovgenke. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP in Krymky: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2700
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13017
YOM:
1938
Location:
Krymky
Donetsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Krymky. The pilot and a passenger were killed while a second passenger was injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Yakovlev AIR-6 in Slavyansk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Yakovlev AIR-6
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-F128
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7753
YOM:
1934
Location:
Slavyansk
Donetsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was carrying one pilot and one passenger, Lt Col Sherbakov who was en route to Barvenkovo. The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The passenger was killed and the pilot became PoW.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Korovje Selo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1942 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1G+GP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Korovje Selo - Korovje Selo
MSN:
4901
Location:
Korovje Selo
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Upon takeoff, the airplane collided with a parked JU.52 and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Adam Albert, pilot, †
Lt Rudolf Hasselbacher, observer,
Fw Leopold Gutmann, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Schlott, mechanic,
Uffz Arthur Sichte, air gunner.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Kryvyi Rih

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3964
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
184 17 02
YOM:
1941
Location:
Kryvyi Rih
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Krasnodar on a special mission behind the enemy lines. Over Ukraine, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in an open field near Kryvyi Rih. All five crew members became PoW.
Probable cause:
Icing.
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