Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Lovozero: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 5, 1942
Survivors:
Yes
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.
Crew:
Cpt Vasily Egorovich Zuev, pilot, †
Cpt Mikhail Platonovich Fadeev, navigator, †
Sgt Alexander Izosimovich Dimukov, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.