Narrative:
The An-2 took part in several Soviet Antarctic expeditions. It was stored over the winter at Lake Figurnoye, Antarctica, when it was lifted off its moorings by strong winds and 'travelled' several kilometres over the ice. The wreck was abandoned there.
» Dmitri Yertsov
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1958 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2T |
| Operator: | GUSMP, Directorate of Polar Aviation |
| Registration: | CCCP-N542 |
| MSN: | 1 54 473 18 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lake Figurnoye ( Antarctica)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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The An-2 took part in several Soviet Antarctic expeditions. It was stored over the winter at Lake Figurnoye, Antarctica, when it was lifted off its moorings by strong winds and 'travelled' several kilometres over the ice. The wreck was abandoned there.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Dmitri Yertsov
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