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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1939 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: | Tupolev SB 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 80 SBAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Onega Peninsula, Arkhangelsk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Yagodnik Airfield |
| Yagodnik Airfield |
On 17 December 1939 during a Combat Mission, SB 2 of 80 SBAP crashed in bad weather at Onega Peninsula, Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Crew (all killed):
St/Lt Georgi Vasilievich Karalkin (Pilot)
St/Lt Aleksandr Nikolayevich Safonov (Navigator)
Sergeant Sergey Ivanovich Komarichev (Radio Operator)
Sergey Ivanovich Kiryushenko (flight mechanic)
The wreck was found in 1998.
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_zahoronenie1153305311/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_zahoronenie1153305312/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero102884042/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero102883672/
http://wikimapia.org/6911751/Former-Yagodnik-Airfield
https://ok.ru/nashiioni/topic/156464250835016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2023 09:55 | JF | Added |
| 11-Aug-2023 08:58 | JF | Updated |
| 13-Aug-2023 17:52 | JF | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2023 11:27 | JF | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2023 06:54 | JF | Updated |
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