Kudrovo - Kudrovo
Flight / Schedule
Kudrovo - Kudrovo
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
CCCP-L847
MSN
12133
Year of Manufacture
2
Date
February 17, 1944 at 08:40 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Supply
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Tartu Tartumaa
Region
Europe • Estonia
Coordinates
58.3667°, 26.6749°
Narrative Report
On February 17, 1944 at 08:40 PM, Kudrovo - Kudrovo experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Tartu Tartumaa.
The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew left Kudrovo AFB in Leningrad to the area of Tartu in order to drop a reconnaissance team behind the German lines. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near the target, about 20 km from Tartu. No trace of the aircraft nor the six crew members was found.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L847, MSN 12133, year of manufacture 2.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.3667°, 26.6749°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
6
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew left Kudrovo AFB in Leningrad to the area of Tartu in order to drop a reconnaissance team behind the German lines. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near the target, about 20 km from Tartu. No trace of the aircraft nor the six crew members was found.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Kudrovo - Kudrovo
Flight Type
Supply
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Estonia
Aircraft Details
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