Guard Il-4 of second Lieutenant Nikolai Mitrofanov (Николая Митрофанов) from the 5th guards mine-torpedo aviation regiment of the 63rd bomber aviation brigade of the black sea fleet air force before the combat flight. On March 05, 1943, when returning to the airfield from Taman, German fighters intercepted a group of six Il-4S and shot down the airplane of second Lieutenant Mitrofanov. Entire crew was killed.