Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, MAGON
Location: near Hronsk Breznica –
ÿ Slovakia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Right Engine and FuselageRight Engine and Fuselage
On a supply flight from Cherlyany to Tri Duby supporting the Slovak National Uprising, a Li-2 aircraft was attacked by a night fighter of the German Air Force at an altitude of 3100 meters near Poprad. The aircraft sustained damage to its right engine and fuselage, resulting in a crash-landing in the Tatna Jama Forest.On a supply flight from Cherlyany to Tri Duby supporting the Slovak National Uprising, a Li-2 aircraft was attacked by a night fighter of the German Air Force at an altitude of 3100 meters near Poprad. The aircraft sustained damage to its right engine and fuselage, resulting in a crash-landing in the Tatna Jama Forest.
Description
The Li-2 operated on a supply flight from Cherlyany, Lvov region, to Tri Duby in support of the Slovak National Uprising when it was attacked by a night fighter of the German Air Force. At a height of 3100 metres near Poprad, the right engine and the fuselage were hit and the aircraft lost height and crash-landed in the t¡tna jama forest north of Brdo hill near Hronsk Breznica, Slovakia.
Source of Information
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