Gidrometeosluzhba

North American B-25 Mitchell

The airplane was on a delivery flight from Moscow to Leningrad-Koltushi Airport and has to be transferred from the Soviet Air Force to the Russian Hydro and Meteo Services (Gidrometeosluzhba). Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine caught fire. The pilot in command elected to make an emergency landing but smoke spread in the cockpit and the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Klyazma. Three crew members, one passenger and one person on the ground were killed while three others were injured (one crew, one passenger and one person on the ground). The aircraft was destroyed.

Douglas A-20 Havoc

The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Moscow. While flying at an altitude of 400-450 meters, the crew initiated an engine failure when the aircraft lost speed while performing a steep turn to the left. The aircraft went upside down and crashed in Naberezhnaya, in the suburb of Moscow. All five occupants were killed. It was reported that both passengers were illegal.