Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

While on a paratroopers mission, the floatplane landed on a lake located behind the enemy line then suffered a hole in the hull and sank. All eight occupants evacuated safely and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The airplane departed Moscow-Vnukovo Airport on a flight to Leningrad, carrying four passengers, five crew members and a load of 1,650 kilos of various goods. Approaching Leningrad from the east, the airplane was hit by the Soviet Flak and the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed 2,5 km further and was damaged beyond repair. All nine occupants evacuated, among them both pilots were injured.

While on a special flight with secret documents on board, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a wooded area located near Mga, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and four of the seven occupants were injured.

The airplane departed Tashkent on a cargo flight to Ashgabat, carrying three passengers and six crew members on behalf of the Central Asian Military District. Prior to departure from Tashkent Airport, the crew was informed that all bearings and lighting systems would be available upon arrival in Ashgabat. Nevertheless, while descending at night to Ashgabat, the crew was unable to locate the airport due to the blackout of the city. In such conditions, the crew decided to divert to Kyzyl-Arvat located in the Krasnovodsk district of Turkmenistan. On final approach, at a height of 70 metres, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill located 3 km south of the airport. Four crew members and two passengers were killed while three other occupants were seriously injured.

The airplane was completing an ambulance flight, carrying two wounded soldiers and one pilot. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Shapki. The pilot was killed and both passengers were injured.

The airplane was on a ferry flight from Moscow-Myachkovo Airport to Moscow-Vnukovo Airport, carrying two crew members. It took off from Myachkovo Airport around 0930LT. Some 15 minutes into the flight, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot got confused due the limited visibility cause by rain falls. He reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a muddy field located near Sadovniki. Upon touchdown, the airplane lost its undercarriage and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were uninjured.

The airplane departed Moscow at 1335LT on a flight to Kiev with an intermediate stop in Kharkiv, carrying four crew members and 20 passengers, doctors and link officers. At Kharkiv Airport, some equipment were unloaded then the crew continued to Kiev where the airplane landed at 1915LT. Because it was too dangerous to leave an airplane at Kiev for the overnight, the crew was instructed to continue to Mirgorod. Upon arrival, the pilot was unable to locate the runway due to the lack of visibility (night), the absence of ground light and the fact that the left headlight of the airplane failed about 20 minutes prior to landing. At a height of about 10-15 metres, the pilot saw the masts of antennas and made a sharp turn to the left to avoid the collision when the airplane stalled and crash landed. All 24 occupants evacuated safely while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

The pilot departed Ust-Orda airport on a local training exercise. For unknown reasons, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located 10 km north of the airport. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

The airplane departed Moscow-Vnukovo Airport on a supply mission to Vyazma, carrying a nurse, three crew members and a load of shells. About 20-25 minutes into the flight, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a wooded area located 2 km northeast of Yastrebovo, bursting into flames. The nurse was rescued by locals while all three crew members were killed.

After dropping an engineer at Sevan Airfield, the pilot took off on a return leg to Yerevan. Shortly after liftoff, while climbing to a height of 25-35 metres, the airplane entered a sharp turn to the left then nosed down and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, died 4 hours later from injuries sustained.