Murmansk oblast | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the Kola region, south of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
M/Lt Leonid Grigorievich Goncharenko, pilot,
Lt Vasily Stepanovich Lavrishchev, navigator,
Sgt Pavel Ivanovich Tulin, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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Bombing

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Afrikanda AFB. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Nikolai Fyodorovich Petrov, pilot,
Lt Ivan Parfiryevich Schegolev, navigator,
Sgt Vladimir Ivanovich Denisov, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Kandalaksha: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941

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Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kandalaksha. All three crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 in Kandalaksha: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-40 (PS-40/PS-41/SB 2)

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kandalaksha. All three crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina near Cape Vyevnavolok: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 11, 1941

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Cape Vyevnavolok, about 55 km north of Murmansk. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Nikolai Vasilievich Talalikhin, pilot, †
Lt Sergueï Dmitrievitch Bobkov, copilot,
Lt Agubegir Aslamurzaevich Ktsoev, navigator, †
AC2 Philip Davydovich Nakonechny, flight engineer,
Sgt Leonid Fedorovich Ryzhichkov, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Pechenga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941

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Beriev MBR-2

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The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Pechenga, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed while the pilot was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Sergey Mikhailovich Abramov, pilot,
Lt Egor Ivanovich Tishkov, †
Sgt Sergey Fedorovich Frolov, radio operator. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941

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Beriev MBR-2

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The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Pechenga, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Chalov Mikhail Ivanovich, pilot,
Sgt Maksimenko Pyotr Vasilievich, radio operator,
Lt Volkov Alexandre Petrovitch, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Cataliana in the Bay of Kola: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Flight

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Military

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The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Bay of Kola. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Vladimir Ivanovitch Boyko, pilot,
Lt Petr Ilyich Averichev, copilot,
Cpt Fedor Dmitrievich Allenov, navigator,
Lt Nikolay Kuzmich Kolesnikov, radio operator,
Sg Andrey Yakovlevich Ksendzov, mechanic,
Sgt Vasily Yemelyanovich Kuzmenchuk, air gunner.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Murmansk

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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CCCP-L3433

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Cargo

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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7 5 04

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1940

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The airplane was completing a cargo flight to Murmansk, carrying four crew members and a load of ammunitions. On final approach to Murmansk-Vayenga Airport, the airplane was hit by ground fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants were rescued, among them two were injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by ground fire.