Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 8 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L4064
Location: Novoyuryevka, Nikolayev Region –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An aircraft was attacked by four German F-109 fighter jets while providing supplies to the advancing 3rd Ukrainian Front near Novoyuryevka. A fire resulted in the aircraft’s crash.An aircraft was attacked by four German F-109 fighter jets while providing supplies to the advancing 3rd Ukrainian Front near Novoyuryevka. A fire resulted in the aircraft’s crash.
Description
The aircraft was paradropping supplies for the advancing units of the 3rd Ukrainian Front when it was attacked by 4 Bf 109s of the Luftwaffe north-west of Novoyuryevka. A fire broke out and the aircraft crashed on the outskirts of Novoyuryevka.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
German Luftwaffe air attack.German Luftwaffe air attack.Share on:
