Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

In the late hours of August 28, 1943, on a flight from Khvoynaya to the area of Lake Onega when was called back due to poor weather (although the weather at Khvoynaya was even worse). The crew elected to land during a thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong cross winds and had to go around. The pilot in command was blinded by a lightning and lost spatial orientation so the aircraft banked to the left and crashed. Two crew members were killed while four other were injured.

The aircraft was involved in a supply mission to Russian soldiers based or in west Russia, Ukraine or Belarus. In the late evening, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed, killing all six crew members. The exact place of the crash remains unknown.

After completing a supply mission to soldiers based in the airstrip n° 17 located in the region of Rechitsa, the crew was returning to his base. About 30 minutes into the flight, an engine failed. The captain elected to return to the n°17 airfield but the aircraft lost height, hit trees and crashed in a wooded area. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was unhurt.

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.

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Balashov to Kursk, carrying a load of three M-105 engines. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 50 meters, the aircraft stalled. It descended to a height of 10 meters, climbed again to about 30 meters then stalled and crashed in flames in an open field located 7 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

The crew was engaged in a supply mission to soldiers based in Belarus. En route, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed. The passenger and one crew member managed to bail out and survived while all five other occupants were killed.

On a flight to an area behind the German lines by night, the aircraft was attacked by fighters of the German Air Force, caught fire and crashed near Žukaŭka. All 6 crew managed to bail out but one of them was killed and one was injured.

On the leg from Hajigabul to Tbilisi of a route proving flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Tbilisi when the crew decided to land at Yevlakh (Azerbaijan) due to an oil leak on the left engine. But the "Exactor" hydraulic control system of the propellers failed due to a design fault so that propeller pitch increased and the propeller thrust decreased, making it impossible to reach Yevlakh Airfield. The crew made a forced landing near Yevlakh and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair as the tail broke off. All 4 crew members and 3 passengers were slightly injured.

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Moscow-Chkalovski to Belomorsk with an intermediate stop in Vologda. About 35 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 200-250 meters, the right engine lost power and stopped. Shortly later, the left engine also failed. The Captain attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area. Four crew members and one passenger were killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

After completing a supply mission to soldiers based behind the enemy lines, the crew was returning to his base when at 2245, he was locked by the German antiaircraft searchlights. Nine minutes later, the aircraft was shot down by German antiaircraft fire, dove into the ground and crashed, killing all 7 crew members.