Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines

The floatplane departed Khabarovsk on a flight to Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinski with an intermediate stop in Nizhnetambovskoye, carrying three passengers, four crew members and a load of 460 kilos of mail. About an hour after departure from Nizhnetambovskoye, while in cruising altitude, the pilot noted a leak on the right engine, between cylinders n°7 and 8. Shortly later, the right engine stopped and the crew decided to attempt an emergency landing on the Amur River. At the time of the accident, the water was glassy and upon landing some 700 metres offshore, the airplane crashed, overturned and sank. All four crew members were rescued by fishermen while all three passengers drowned.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Podmoshye. The pilot was killed and the passenger was injured.

While on a special flight, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field where the airplane belly landed and came to rest upside down. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members escaped uninjured.

The airplane was engaged in a cargo flight, carrying flyers and topo charts. While cruising at a relative low altitude, the crew saw a fighter facing them and passing to their right but were unable to identify the airplane, German or Russian. Shortly later, they were attacked from behind and the captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing. The right engine impacted the ground and the airplane belly landed in an open field and slid for about 100 metres before coming to rest. The crew escaped uninjured and the airplane was abandoned on site.

The airplane departed Rostov-on-Don Airport at 0602LT on a meteorological mission over the area. While cruising at an altitude of 5,000 metres, the crew encountered an unexpected situation with the right engine. Following the advice from the mechanic, the pilot shut down the right engine then decided to return to Rostov Airport. On final approach on one engine, the airplane' speed dropped to 150 km/h then it stalled and crashed 2 km from the runway threshold. The pilot and the mechanic were injured and the meteorologist was killed.

In the early morning of August 6, two GVF PS-84 registered CCCP-L3480 and CCCP-L3432 departed Pakhomovo on a positioning flight to Moscow-Vnukovo. Due to the actual situation, the crew was unable to receive information about weather conditions at the destination airport and the person in charge at Pakhomovo Airport cleared both crew to takeoff without receiving any information about the weather conditions at destination. About 3 to 5 minutes separated both takeoffs. Upon arrival at Vnukovo Airport, the crew of CCCP-L3480 encountered foggy conditions, initiated a go around procedure and followed a circuit. As the second airplane was attempting to land, it collided with the first one that was attempting to land on the same runway but from the opposite direction. Both airplanes crash landed. CCCP-L3480 was repaired and returned to service while CCCP-L3432 was damaged beyond repair. The crew was injured.

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Mosaly. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from an airstrip somewhere in Russia while on a special night mission. All three crew members were rescued.

The airplane was engaged in a supply mission to the Soviet soldiers, carrying ammunition, weapons and fuel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed beyond the enemy lines near Uman, bursting into flames. All three crew members became PoW.

The airplane was engaged in a supply mission to the Soviet soldiers, carrying ammunition, weapons and fuel. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Uman, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.