Kursk oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route to Novinki, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and is believed to have crashed near the destination. Both crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-6 in Kursk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1942 at 0825 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Kursk - Kursk

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0220

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Shortly after takeoff from Kursk Airport, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 5 km from the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Heinrich Herwig, pilot,
Gefr Heinz Kießling, radio operator,
Fw August Kofahl, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-3 in Voronino: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1942

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Polikarpov Po-2

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Approaching the village of Voronino, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, bursting into flames. A passenger was killed and both other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Kursk

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941

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GVF PS-84

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CCCP-L3449

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8 5 06

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1941

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The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in a field near Kursk, bursting into flames. All six occupants escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of GVF PS-84 near Dmitrovsk

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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CCCP-L3970

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1941

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near Dmitrovsk, bursting into flames. A crew member was injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 near Kursk

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941

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GVF PS-84

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CCCP-L3494

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184 11 01

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near Kursk, bursting into flames. A crew member was injured.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 in Drachevka

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1937

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Polikarpov P-5

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CCCP-L1538

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Kharkiv – Moscow

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8064

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1934

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The aircraft departed Kharkiv on a mail flight to Moscow, carrying one pilot and a load of 400 kg of mail. About 50 minutes into the flight, the engine started to vibrate. A smell of fuel spread in the cabin and the engine caught fire. The pilot bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. The pilot was burned to his legs and the aircraft was destroyed.

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It was determined that the engine caught fire after a fuel line ruptured in flight, causing the fuel to spill and to ignite while in contact with high temperature components. The line in question had already been repaired but the hose that had been placed to seal the line failed because it was corroded by the fuel.