On May 18, 1935, the propaganda passenger aircraft Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky" and three more planes were performing a demonstration flight over Moscow, Russia. As a result of a poorly executed loop maneuver by a an accompanying I-5 Fighter which collided into the "Maxim Gorky", both planes crashed into a low-rise residential neighborhood. Forty-five people were killed in the crash, including crew members and thirty-three family members of some of those who had built the aircraft. In a state funeral to those whom lost their lives in the incident the monument was dedicated to their memory with bronze plaques over each of the graves.
On May 18, 1935, the propaganda passenger aircraft Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky" and three more planes were performing a demonstration flight over Moscow, Russia. As a result of a poorly executed loop maneuver by a an accompanying I-5 Fighter which collided into the "Maxim Gorky", both planes crashed into a low-rise residential neighborhood. Forty-five people were killed in the crash, including crew members and thirty-three family members of some of those who had built the aircraft. In a state funeral to those whom lost their lives in the incident the monument was dedicated to their memory with bronze plaques over each of the graves.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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