Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

On a supply flight from Smolensk for partisans in the area of Lake Palik (Borisov district of the Minsk region) when the suspension lines of a parachute got entangled in the empennage. The aircraft could be recovered from the ensuing dive but the cargo of the parachute got entangled in trees and the aircraft crashed in a swamp. The copilot was killed while four other crew members were killed. The captain died from his injuries 16 hours later.

The crew left the Pribytki-Zyabrovka AFB located 16 km south of Gomel on a supply mission to the improvised field of Korzh located in the district of Starobin. The approach was completed by night and heavy rain falls. With a tail wind, the aircraft landed long and after touchdown, the captain decided to go around. Shortly after liftoff, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and several explosions due to the load of ammunition and all eight occupants were killed. They were engaged in a supply mission with ammunition and also stuff dedicated to wounded soldiers.

Following an uneventful supply mission to soldiers based in the west part of Belarus, the crew was returning to his base when the captain had the impression to be attacked by enemy fighters. He attempted to evade the supposed attack by flying very low when the airplane hit trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 500 meters north of Ploskina. Three crew members were killed while three others were injured.

While flying at a height of 180 meters southeast of Rechitsa when came close to the bridge over the river Dnepr which was protected by a Soviet anti-aircraft artillery battery, the aircraft was hit and damaged by the anti-aircraft fire. The pilot made a forced landing near the Uza railway station but the aircraft caught fire and burnt out. Two crew members were injured while the others escaped unhurt.

On approach to Kolomyia-Korolivka Airport, near Ivano-Frankivsk, the Commander of st ATD (a Major-General) who was in the cockpit interfered and forced the crew to change the landing direction to the opposite. The aircraft landed too far down the runway, overran and came to rest down an embankment. There were no casualties.

The aircraft left Staraya Toropa Airfield located near Tver on a supply mission to the partisans behind the German lines, in Belarus. While approaching the target by night and while cruising at a height of 700 meters, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter, exploded and crashed in Yanovshchina, near Krupki. A passenger survived while all seven other occupants were killed.

The crew was engaged in a dropping mission to soldiers of the 3rd Ukrainian Front when the aircraft was shot down by the pilots of four German Air Force Messerschmitt Bf.109. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in the outskirt of Novoyur'ivka, killing all eight occupants.

The crew was performing a positioning flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Moscow-Khodynka. Shortly after takeoff, the crew voluntarily shot down an engine for training purposes. As he was unable to restart the engine, the captain decided to return to Vnukovo. On final, probably due to a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft landed long and after touchdown, the captain decided to go around. But the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway, collided with a parked Bell P-39Q Airacobra before coming to rest in flames 85 meters further on. All five crew members were unhurt while both aircraft were destroyed by fire.

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.

The crew left Kudrovo AFB in Leningrad to the area of Tartu in order to drop a reconnaissance team behind the German lines. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near the target, about 20 km from Tartu. No trace of the aircraft nor the six crew members was found.