Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L833
Location: 0,5 km N of Ploskin –
ÿ Belarus
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft wingAircraft wing
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport plane, operating a night-time supply flight for the Kuibyshev partisan unit, crashed in a forest near Ploskin, Belarus, after experiencing an attack by a fighter and subsequent wing collision. The aircraft subsequently caught fire and burned out.A C-47 transport plane, operating a night-time supply flight for the Kuibyshev partisan unit, crashed in a forest near Ploskin, Belarus, after experiencing an attack by a fighter and subsequent wing collision. The aircraft subsequently caught fire and burned out.
Description
The C-47 transport plane operated on the return leg of a night-time supply flight for the “Kuibyshev” partisan unit. The pilot had the impression that the aircraft was attacked by a fighter and descended to a very low altitude. The wing collided with tree tops and the aircraft crashed in a forest 500 metres north of Ploskin in the Brest Region of Belarus. The aircraft caught fire and burnt out.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Possible fighter attack and subsequent wing collision.Possible fighter attack and subsequent wing collision.Share on:
