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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Petlyakov Pe-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 10 ORAP Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gzhatsk (now Gagarin), Smolensk Oblast -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 10 September 1942 during a during a reconnaissance mission, Pe-2 of 10 ORAP crashed near Gzhatsk (now Gagarin), Smolensk Oblast. Two crew members were taken prisoner of war (POW).
Crew:
Pilot: Lt Vasily Pavlovich Sazonov - POW
Observer: Sergeant Pavel Emelyanovich Drozdov - POW
Radio Operator: Sergeant Pavel Emelyanovich Kononykhin - MIA
Sources:
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie1168363634/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie1168363638/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie51277924/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_donesenie51277926/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/memorial-chelovek_plen290020492/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero107484145/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero44327824/
https://pamyat-naroda.ru/heroes/person-hero96842690/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagarin,_Smolensk_Oblast
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2021 16:01 | JF | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Feb-2025 18:21 | JF | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 16:14 | JF | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 16:40 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 16:57 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 16:58 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 18:47 | JF | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 18:49 | JF | Updated [Source, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 18:55 | JF | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 18:57 | JF | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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