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Smolensk oblast

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Roslavl: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bryansk - Dnipropetrovsk
MSN:
6702
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight from Bryansk to Dnipropetrovsk with a crew of five on board. Following an engine failure in flight, the airplane crashed in Roslavl and was destroyed. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Kurt Stengel Kurt, pilot,
Gefr Franz Ulrich, observer,
Gefr Willi Krieger, radio operator,
Obgfr Racker, mechanic,
Obgfr Erich Schneider, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Privolye

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-X314
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10043
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a combat mission, the airplane passed behind the enemy lines when it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed 1,5 km northeast of the village of Privolye. Both crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Dorogobuzh: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-S3833
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
12758
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the region of Dorogobuzh. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Dugino: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SG+BM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5590
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Dugino, killing the four crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Reich Brunsel, pilot +3.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Zheltovka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A782
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7958
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Zheltovka, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Zheltovka: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-A718
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7894
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Zheltovka, killing the pilot, sole on board.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Smolensk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G6+GV
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Yukhnov - Smolensk
MSN:
5486
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Juchnow (Yukhnov) on a flight to Smolensk with a crew of five on board. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere these two cities. All five crew members were killed. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Ofw Arthur Scheich, pilot,
Oblt Oskar von Bonin, observer,
Uffz Albert Brühl, observer,
Fw Hans Kröz, radio operator,
Fw Hugo Runge, mechanic.

Crash of a Polikarpov P-5 near Ugra

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-F90
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
9417
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a supply flight with one passenger and one pilot on board. After passing the enemy lines, it was shot down by a German fighter (Junkers JU.88) and crash landed in a field near Ugra. Both crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L2506
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
150
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was engaged in a communication flight with the Red Army behind the enemy lines when the airplane apparently crashed in the region of Vyazma. It failed to return to base and was lost without trace.