Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 12 October 1941
Aircraft Type: Lisunov PS-84
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L3970
Location: near Dmitrovsk –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
A passenger aircraft was shot down near Dmitrovsk in the Kursk region, likely due to a hostile encounter with German forces.A passenger aircraft was shot down near Dmitrovsk in the Kursk region, likely due to a hostile encounter with German forces.
Description
On a flight to German-occupied territory in the Kursk region the aircraft was shot down by German forces near Dmitrovsk,
Primary Cause
German military action and aerial bombardment.German military action and aerial bombardment.Share on:
