Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2) crash, Dec 26, 1941 (26 killed)
Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2) accident on December 26, 1941 near Baiserke Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with 26 fatalities. Cause: Severe icing forced a...
- Date: December 26, 1941
- Aircraft: Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)
- Location: Baiserke Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe icing forced a return after takeoff, and the aircraft lost altitude in a steep left turn at low height.
An Aeroflot G 2 crashed near Dmitriyevka, now Baiserke, Kazakhstan, on 26 December 1941 after turning back toward Almaty shortly after takeoff. 26 of the 34 people on board were killed.