- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 05, 1950
Time: ?
Location: Sverdlovsk, Russia
Operator: Military - Soviet Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Lisunov Li-2
Registration: ?
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 19   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Fatalities: 19   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Ground: 0
Summary: During the approach to Koltsovo Airport in Sverdlovsk, Russia, the aircraft crashed in extremely adverse weather conditions involving a heavy snowstorm with strong winds. All 19 of those on board were killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team of the Soviet Air Force. The team was heading to a match against the Dynamo Moscow hockey club.
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