Polikarpov U-2 crash, Aug 13, 1933 (2 killed), Balashov S...
Polikarpov U-2 accident on August 13, 1933 near Balashov Saratov oblast, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Errors by both pilots..
- Date: August 13, 1933
- Aircraft: Polikarpov U-2
- Location: Balashov Saratov oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Errors by both pilots.
A Polikarpov U 2 on a training flight from Balashov collided with a second U 2 shortly after takeoff on 13 August 1933. Both aircraft dove into the ground near the airfield and all four occupants were killed.