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Murmansk oblast

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Lovozero: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1942
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Flight Phase:
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Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While flying in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted ground and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
Cpt Vasily Egorovich Zuev, pilot, †
Cpt Mikhail Platonovich Fadeev, navigator, †
Sgt Alexander Izosimovich Dimukov, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Afrikanda AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1942
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Afrikanda AFB while completing a training flight. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ludovik Vladimirovich Aleksandrovsky, pilot +2.

Crash of a Chyetverikov Che-2 in Luostari: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1942
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation in Luostari and was supposed to bomb its airfield. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ivan Terentyevich Trofimov, pilot,
AC2 Petr Petrovich Popov, mechanic,
Sgt Nikolay Abramovich Nenashev, wireless operator and air gunner,
2nd Lt Konstantin Efimovich Vakhromeev, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Cape Vyevnavolok: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Cape Vyevnavolok, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Konstantin Dmitrievich Medvedev, pilot,
AC1 Nikolay Kirillovich Bilshenko, mechanic,
Sgt Petr Terentyevich Khivrenko, air gunner,
Sgt Ivan Grigorievich Lukin, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Cape Vyevnavolok: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
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Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Cape Vyevnavolok, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Cpt Viktor Leonidovich Brailovsky, pilot,
Lt Saveliy Salomonovich Tseskis,
Sgt Evgeny Aleksandrovich Maltsev, mechanic,
Sgt Viktor Grigorievitch Babenkov, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 off Murmansk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
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Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to make an emergency landing when the floatplane crashed into the sea off the coast of Murmansk oblast. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Aleksey Ivanovich Blinov, pilot,
Cpt Ivan Andreevich Zhernovoy, navigator,
Sgt Leonid Leonidovich Denisov, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Polikarpov PR-5 near Olenitsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2518
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Murmansk – Arkhangelsk
MSN:
165
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
41
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
1857
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Murmashi Airport in Murmansk on an ambulance flight to Arkhangelsk, carrying four wounded soldiers and one pilot. About two hours into the flight, the engine started to lose power and later failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a bog located 270 km southeast of Murmansk and came to rest upside down. All four passengers escaped injured while the pilot was killed. The aircraft was later destroyed by an unintentional fire set up by the passengers who were smoking around the wreckage.
Probable cause:
Because the airplane was destroyed by fire, the cause of the engine failure could not be determined.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Murmansk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
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Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the region of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Grigoryevich Bazhanov, pilot,
Lt Fedor Markovich Mager, navigator,
Sgt Ivan Georgievich Stenkin, wireless operator and air gunner,
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Murmansk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the region of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Andriyanovich Suvorov, pilot,
Lt Vasily Nikolaevich Ershov, navigator,
Sgt Grigory Petrovich Alekseev, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Teriberka: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route to the front, the floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Teriberka. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Vasily Vasilyevich Zabrodin, pilot,
Lt Ignatiy Vasilyevich Kharchuk, navigator,
Sgt Vasily Vasilyevich Skoryukov, wireless operator and air gunner.