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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 March 1952 |
| Summary | Runway collision due to passenger aircraft overrunning the runway |
| Site | Klokovo, Tula, RSFSR, USSR |
| Total fatalities | 70+ |
| First aircraft | |
| Type | Lisunov Li-2 or Ilyushin Il-12 (uncertain) |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Flight origin | Odessa Airport, Ukrainian SSR |
| Stopover | Klokovo Airport, Tula, RSFSR |
| Destination | Moscow, RSFSR |
| Second aircraft | |
| Type | Unknown |
| Operator | Soviet Air Forces |
| Flight origin | Klokovo Airport, Tula, RSFSR |
| Destination | Berlin, East Germany |
| Occupants | 34 |
The 1952 Tula Airport collision was an aviation disaster that occurred on Wednesday, March 26, 1952, at Tula's Klokovo Airport.
Accident
[edit]A military transport aircraft was scheduled to fly from Tula to Berlin, carrying 34 cadets from the K. E. Voroshilov Higher Military Academy. At the same time, a passenger airliner, identified by some sources as either a Lisunov Li-2 or Ilyushin Il-12,[1] was making an intermediate landing at Tula Airport while en route from Odessa to Moscow. However, during the landing, the passenger aircraft overran the runway and collided with the military plane, resulting in a fire that destroyed both aircraft. The exact number of casualties remains unknown, but some reports indicate that at least 70 people were killed.[2] At the time, this was the deadliest aviation disaster in the Soviet Union.
References
[edit]- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident unknown registration unknown Tula Airport (TYA)". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
- ^ "Столкновение транспортных самолетов ГВФ и МО в аэропорту Тулы, 26 марта 1952 года" (in Russian). AirDisaster.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-07-26.
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