1 fatality

Unidentified Aircraft Disappears During Special Flight in Western Russia (CCCP-L2247)

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On May 17, 1942, a Polikarpov Po-2 (registration CCCP-L2247) operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Russia, Russia in flight. One person was killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Source recordUpdated 2026-08-05Data APIEditorial standards

An aircraft vanished without a trace during a special mission over western Russia, resulting in the total loss of the machine and its occupants.

What happened

During a special flight operation, an airplane disappeared from radar contact while traversing the airspace of western Russia. The aircraft was subsequently declared lost without any trace. No debris or wreckage has been located to confirm the exact point of impact or provide physical evidence of the failure. As a result, the specific circumstances leading to the disappearance remain unverified due to the lack of recovered material.

Findings

Investigations into this incident are severely limited by the absence of any physical remnants. Without wreckage or black box data, it is impossible to determine the technical cause of the loss. The event remains classified as a total loss with no confirmed recovery efforts yielding results.