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Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Ruza

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3464
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Velikiye Luki - Moscow
MSN:
8 5 13
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ruza
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
19
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from Velikiye Luki to Moscow, carrying 19 wounded soldiers and a crew of three. En route, it was attacked three times by the pilot of a German fighter and caught fire. The crew reduced his altitude and made an emergency landing in an open field near Ruza. All 22 occupants evacuated and the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Crew:
N. Andreyev +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Velikiye Luki: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3939
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Moscow - Velikiye Luki
MSN:
4 05
YOM:
1940
Location:
Velikiye Luki
Pskov oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Moscow on a cargo flight to Velikiye Luki, carrying four crew members and a load of ammunition. On approach to Velikiye Luki, it was shot down by four German fighters and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
L. N. Meglitski +3.
Probable cause:
Shot down by four German fighters.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Smolensk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2267
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Smolensk - Nevel
MSN:
10132
YOM:
1937
Location:
Smolensk
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances while on a flight from Smolensk to Nevel. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Tupolev PS-41 in Dmytrivka

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41)
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3502
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
17/206
YOM:
1940
Location:
Dmytrivka
Poltava oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On June 29, while on a flight from Moscow to Ternopol, the airplane was hit by ground fire and landed in Proskurov. The same day, the crew departed Proskurov for Kiev but the airplane was again hit by ground fire while approaching Kiev. The crew decided to land in a rye field near Dmytrivka. After the airplane was repaired on site, the crew attempted to take off but the airplane crashed in a swamp. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Gomel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov P-5
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Gomel
Gomel voblast
Country:
Belarus
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed 2 km from Gomel. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Rahachow

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3470
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8 5 19
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rahachow
Gomel voblast
Country:
Belarus
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Rahachow, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the pilot of a Soviet fighter and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. The crew escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by fire. At the time of the accident, the city of Rahachow was attacked by the German troops.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Bryansk

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov P-5
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-F165
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7359
YOM:
1934
Location:
Bryansk
Bryansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing somewhere near Bryansk. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Tupolev G-2 in Moscow

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1493
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Zaporozhie - Moscow
MSN:
22 483
YOM:
1936
Location:
Moscow-Vnukovo
Moscow oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
1872
Circumstances:
After landing at Moscow-Vnukovo Airport, the crew was taxiing to the apron with two engines off. At a relative high speed, the pilot-in-command saw a starter ahead prohibiting further taxiing. So the pilot reduced the throttle and attempted to turn to the right when the right main gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
The direct cause of the accident is the lateral load on the undercarriage while taxiing in a curved trajectory and braking with an excessive speed. Contributing to the undercarriage and spar failure is the weakening of the wheel strength by faulty rivets and aging of the structural material.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Lipetsk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
GVF PS-84
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3467
Flight Phase:
Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8 5 16
YOM:
1941
Location:
Lipetsk
Lipetsk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Moscow-Vnukovo and is believed to have crashed near Lipetsk. Three crew members were killed while the pilot was injured and found in a field hospital in Tashkent on January 10, 1942 after he was transported there from Lipetsk.
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