Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle crash, May 1, 1943, S...

Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle accident on May 1, 1943 near Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities.

A Soviet Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle lost its left engine just after takeoff from Sverdlovsk Koltsovo Airport on 1 May 1943 and made an emergency landing in a swampy area near the airport. All five crew were uninjured, and the aircraft was struck off charge because no spare parts were available.

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