GVF PS-84

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After a takeoff run of about 950 meters, the aircraft lifted off at Minsk-1 Airport. During the initial climb, at a speed of 125 km/h, the aircraft went out of control, stalled and crashed onto a ruin located near the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were injured. They were completing a cargo flight to Vnukovo with a load of 1,492 kilos consisting of various goods.

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The aircraft was performing a flight from Krakow to Moscow with an intermediate stop in Minsk on behalf of the Commissariat for Communications. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and deviated from the flight prescribed flight path. While flying at an estimated altitude of 250 meters, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Lysica (611 meters high) located 20 km east of Kielce. All six crew members and five passengers were killed while two others were seriously injured.

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The aircraft left Staraya Toropa Airfield located near Tver on a supply mission to the partisans behind the German lines, in Belarus. While approaching the target by night and while cruising at a height of 700 meters, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter, exploded and crashed in Yanovshchina, near Krupki. A passenger survived while all seven other occupants were killed.

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About an hour after his departure from Khvoynaya Airport, en route by night to Leningrad, the pilot lost his orientation and decided to return to Khvoynaya. For unknown reason, he started an approach to the Yakhnovo Airfield located 8 km southwest of Khvoynaya. On final approach, while at a height of 30 meters, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a swampy area located 1,5 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed.

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After the crew completed a supply mission to soldiers based in Belarus, while flying by night at an altitude of 1,500 meters, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Bf.110 fighter. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field, killing all six crew members.

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In the late hours of August 28, 1943, on a flight from Khvoynaya to the area of Lake Onega when was called back due to poor weather (although the weather at Khvoynaya was even worse). The crew elected to land during a thunderstorm with heavy rain and strong cross winds and had to go around. The pilot in command was blinded by a lightning and lost spatial orientation so the aircraft banked to the left and crashed. Two crew members were killed while four other were injured.

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After completing a supply mission to soldiers based in the airstrip n° 17 located in the region of Rechitsa, the crew was returning to his base. About 30 minutes into the flight, an engine failed. The captain elected to return to the n°17 airfield but the aircraft lost height, hit trees and crashed in a wooded area. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was unhurt.

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The crew was performing a cargo flight from Balashov to Kursk, carrying a load of three M-105 engines. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 50 meters, the aircraft stalled. It descended to a height of 10 meters, climbed again to about 30 meters then stalled and crashed in flames in an open field located 7 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.

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The crew was engaged in a supply mission to soldiers based in Belarus. En route, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed. The passenger and one crew member managed to bail out and survived while all five other occupants were killed.

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On a flight to an area behind the German lines by night, the aircraft was attacked by fighters of the German Air Force, caught fire and crashed near Žukauka. All 6 crew managed to bail out but one of them was killed and one was injured.

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The crew was performing a cargo flight from Moscow-Chkalovski to Belomorsk with an intermediate stop in Vologda. About 35 minutes after takeoff, while cruising at an altitude of 200-250 meters, the right engine lost power and stopped. Shortly later, the left engine also failed. The Captain attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area. Four crew members and one passenger were killed while three other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

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The crew left Sochi-Adler at the end of the afternoon on a supply mission to the soldiers based in Crimea. While approaching Crimea, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and all three targets were inaccessible. In such conditions, the captain decided to return to Sochi were the weather conditions worsened so it was not possible to land. The crew diverted to Sukhumi where the landing was refused so to the captain eventually took the decision to return to Adler Airport. On approach by night, at a height of 500 meters, the airplane hit the slope of a mountain located 16 km north of the airport, near Matsesta. All six crew members were killed.

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The crew was engaged in a test flight after one of the engine was changed. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, both engines flamed out simultaneously. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing but the aircraft lost height, hit the roofs of two wooded houses and crashed few km from the airport. A crew member was killed while four other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

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Shortly after takeoff from Moscow-Khodynka Airport, while in initial climb, the left engine developed problems. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing but failed to follow the published approach procedures and elected to land on the nearest runway. With a tailwind component, he completed a straight in approach but came too high so performed a sharp turn to the left when the left wing hit the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed and came to rest near the runway. The copilot and the flight engineer were killed while four other people were injured, three of them seriously. All other occupants escaped unhurt.

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On a flight from Yakutsk to Olyokminsk, while cruising at a height of some 150 meters, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snowfalls. Shortly later, both engines lost power and the aircraft lost height, hit trees and crashed in a wooded area. Three crew members were killed, another crew member and one passenger were injured while six other passengers were unhurt. One of them left the area to find help. 11 days later, rescuers arrived on scene to evacuate the seven other survivors.

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Following an uneventful cargo flight from Khvoynaya and while approaching the Moscow area, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with fog and snow falls. As the pilot was unable to localize the Airport of Vnukovo, he decided to divert to Khimki but was unable to land there so completed several circuits above the northwest area of Moscow. Eventually, while flying at low height in bad visibility, the airplane hit a barn and crashed in a field located at the border of the sovkhoz owned by the '16th Party Congress'. Three crew members and two passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

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On the leg from Kazan to Sverdlovsk, while cruising at an altitude of 400 meters in clouds, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and decided to divert to the Yanaul Airport, in the Republic of Bashkortostan. On final approach, the pilot in command started a go around for unknown reason. While completing a steep turn at low height, the aircraft stalled and crashed on a meat processing plant. All five crew members and five passengers were killed while two other passengers were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Krasnoyarskie Vozhdushnye Trassy - KVT

Shortly after take off from Krasnoyarsk-Yemilianovo Airport, in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed in flames near the runway end. All twenty occupants were killed.

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The crew left Stalingrad-Tsentralny Airport at 0310LT on a supply mission to Zhirkov, beyond the enemy line, with a cargo consisting of ammunition. After thirty minutes of flight, the crew dropped the ammunition and returned to his base when the aircraft was shot down by enemy antiaircraft fire and crashed in a field. All six crew members were killed.

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The crew left Stockholm-Bromma at 2215LT on a cargo flight to Kalinin-Migalovo Airport (now Tver), carrying various goods for the Commissariat of the Foreign Trade. At 0032LT, the crew informed ground about his position in the region of Riga and then continued to the east and reduced his altitude to the minimum to avoid enemy aircraft. While cruising at low height, the aircraft was hit by gunfire and the left engine caught fire. The captain elected to make an emergency landing, made a turn to the right when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located one km east of Ivantsevo. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all four crew members were killed.

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The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Novosibirsk. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the left engine flamed out. The pilot in command lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a wooded area located one km northwest of the airfield. The copilot was killed while three other occupants were injured.

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The crew was returning to Yelets following a supply mission to the soldiers based in Vzdruzhnoye, beyond the enemy lines. The approach to Yelets Airport was attempted by night and poor visibility. The crew completed three circuits around the airport when the pilot in command lost control of the aircraft that crashed near the runway threshold. Three crew members and both passengers were killed while two other occupants were seriously injured.

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While on ground in Moscow-Khodynka Airport, the right engine was subject to maintenance due to vibrations. The technical issue was apparently resolved so the crew decided to leave Moscow for Kazan. After liftoff, while climbing to a height of 100 meters, the right engine suffered severe vibrations and the crew tried to fix the problem by changing the mixture of the carburetor. The right engine failed and the aircraft lost height and eventually stalled and crashed on a railway line located in the station of Moscow-Butyrskaya, about 3,5 km northeast of the Khodynka Airport. Three crew members, nine passengers (among them P. S. Makarova, Deputy of the Chairman of the Soviet Supreme) and one person on the ground were killed. A crew member and eight other passengers were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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The aircraft left Kubinka Airport near Moscow on a supply mission. At 2100LT, the aircraft flew over the enemy lines and landed on the Bol’shoye Veregovo Airfield at 2245LT. It took off at 2305LT but was shot down by the Germans twenty minutes later and crashed in a huge explosion, killing all 27 occupants.

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The crew left Moscow-Monino Airfield on a supply mission to the Soviet troops based behind the German lines. After passing Medyn at 2350LT, the aircraft was lost without trace.

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The aircraft was performing a flight from Krymskaya to Molotov (now Perm) with an intermediate stop in Kuybyshev (now Samara). While descending to Molotov Airport at dusk, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. As the pilot was unable to locate the airport and was forced several time to abandon the approach and to go around, he eventually decided to land in a snow covered field located near Ustinovo, about 3,5 km southwest of the airfield. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. All nine occupants were injured.

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The crew left Morozovski at 0315LT on a supply mission to a site behind the German lines. On the return leg, a fire emerged in the cabin and spread rapidly. All 5 crew members bailed out at a height of some 350 meters (1 of them was killed and 1 seriously injured) while the sole passenger (an Air Force officer) did not manage to bail out and was killed. The aircraft crashed near Smelovka, about 5 km east of Verkhnyaya Tarasovka.

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Five minutes after its takeoff from Khvoynaya Airfield, the airplane hit tree tops and crashed in a dense wooded area located 7 km from the airport. All five crew members were killed while the passenger, wounded, walked away and found help a day later. For undetermined reason, the pilot in command decided to fly at low height after rotation and failed to climb properly. The aircraft was on its way to Leningrad with a load of food.

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During the night from 7 to 8 November 1941, the aircraft was damaged (empennage and ailerons) by a storm at Saratov Airport. Technicians proceeded to repairs from 8 to 28 November. On November 29, 4 crew members were engaged in a test flight. Shortly after liftoff, while in initial climb, the pilot elected to turn to the left when the aircraft banked right and crashed. A crew member was killed while three other occupants were injured.

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The aircraft left Voronezh at 1610LT bound for Uryupinsk with six crew members, eight passengers and a load of 1,100 kilos of tracts that should be dropped beyond the enemy line. The estimated time of arrival in Uryupinsk was 1655LT, 13 minutes before dusk. While approaching Uryupinsk, the crew encountered light snow falls with a visibility of 2 km and a ceiling between 300 and 600 meters. As the crew missed the airport, the aircraft deviated from the prescribed path and continued to the south. Eventually, the pilot attempted to land by night in a field when the aircraft crashed and burned two km south of Akchernskiy, some 20 km south of Uryupinsk. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed.

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Shortly after takeoff from Vyazma-Dvoyevka Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft encountered serious difficulties to gain height, stalled and crashed in a field located 150 meters past the runway end. On impact, a passenger was thrown out and killed while seven other occupants were injured. The crew was on his way to Moscow-Vnukovo Airport.