Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2R
Owner/operator: WSK Okecie
Registration Number: SP-WCH
Location: near Olownik –
ÿ Poland
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: UK
A Soviet border guard aircraft was shot down over Poland near Olownik and Wegorzewo, resulting in a fire and emergency landing in a meadow. All four occupants survived and were hospitalized with significant fractures.A Soviet border guard aircraft was shot down over Poland near Olownik and Wegorzewo, resulting in a fire and emergency landing in a meadow. All four occupants survived and were hospitalized with significant fractures.
Description
The plane was reportedlty shot down while working over fields near Olownik near Wegorzewo, Poland by Soviet border guards. It caught fire in the air and made an emergency landing in a meadow. The aircraft burned to the ground. All 4 people on board survived and went to hospital with numerous fractures. The aircraft was cancelled from the Polish register December 15, 1976.
Source of Information
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