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Constructed as a C-47-DL by Douglas at Long Beach, California, USA. |
24 February 1943 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-32892. |
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To Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate with new c/r. |
12 March 1943 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily with s/n USSR-H-328.
Transferred under the lend-lease programm. |
16 April 1943 |
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Transferred to 7th Arctic Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Division.
Was enlisted by the Office of Polar Aviation to conduct ice reconnaissance. |
From 22 October 1943 to 1 November 1943 |
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Explored the Kara Sea under the command of the pilot, MA Titlova. |
From 3 June 1944 to 24 July 1944 |
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Made further sorties from bases in Anderme for further reconnaissance of the Kara Sea. |
1945 |
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Transferred to Chukotka Polar Air Arm. |
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Assigned civil registration: CCCP-A-3072
Assigned a new number at Chukotka. |
By 13 April 1947 |
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To Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate with new c/r CCCP-L1204. |
13 April 1947 |
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Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was written off. There were nine fatalities. This was a domestic scheduled passenger flight. The accident occurred at N of Volochanka Village, Taymyr Peninsula (Russia) while en route. Narrative: A Douglas C-47-DL transport plane was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing. The crew had to make a forced landing following failure of engine no. 1. All occupants survived the forced landing, but nine died of while searching for help in the snowy tundra. The remaining 28 occupants were rescued after twenty days...
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report. |
22 April 1947 |
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Crashed.
Summary: The airframe was written off. There were nine fatalities. There were 2,691 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic scheduled passenger flight departed Kosisty Airport, Russia and was destined for Khatanga (UOHH), Russia. The accident occurred at 180 km (112. 5 mls) N of Volochanka Village, Taymyr Peninsula (Russia) while en route. Narrative: A Douglas C-47-DL transport plane was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing in the Taymyr Peninsula in Russia. The aircraft operated on a flight from Kosisty to Krasnoyarsk with en route stops at Khatanga, Dudinka and Turukhansk...
For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report. |
Circa 2012 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Remains of aircraft found in Siberia - 65 years after the aircraft crashed |
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