Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Belarus: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 30, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L3912
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
184 12 03
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
