Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 November 1941
Aircraft Type: Lisunov PS-84
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L3955
Location: 1 km SW of Leningrad-Komendantskiy Airfield –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: PS-84 aircraftPS-84 aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A PS-84 aircraft, operating a flight from Podborovye to Leningrad, was struck by German Bf 109 fighter aircraft while approaching Komendantski Airport. The aircraft crashed approximately one kilometer south-west of the airfield.A PS-84 aircraft, operating a flight from Podborovye to Leningrad, was struck by German Bf 109 fighter aircraft while approaching Komendantski Airport. The aircraft crashed approximately one kilometer south-west of the airfield.
Description
The aircraft operated on a flight from Podborovye to Leningrad together with seven other PS-84s. It was attacked by Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters of the German Air Force on approach to Komendantski Airport and crashed 1 km south-west of the airfield.
Primary Cause
German Bf 109 fighter aircraft attack.German Bf 109 fighter aircraft attack.Share on:
