Date & Time:
Apr 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While flying in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted ground and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
Cpt Vasily Egorovich Zuev, pilot, †
Cpt Mikhail Platonovich Fadeev, navigator, †
Sgt Alexander Izosimovich Dimukov, radio operator.
Crew:
Cpt Vasily Egorovich Zuev, pilot, †
Cpt Mikhail Platonovich Fadeev, navigator, †
Sgt Alexander Izosimovich Dimukov, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
