Narrative:
The aircraft went missing during a night time flight from Kudrovo near Leningrad to the area of Tartu, Estonia in order to paradrop a reconnaissance team behind the German lines.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 17 February 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-L847 |
| MSN: | 12133 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Tartu ( Estonia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The aircraft went missing during a night time flight from Kudrovo near Leningrad to the area of Tartu, Estonia in order to paradrop a reconnaissance team behind the German lines.
Sources:
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