Re: Looking for VVS airfields info
 

Thank you very much Gabor, these are very helpful !

Hello Larry, I am not Dan but I can get in touch with him and other local guys, all I know is that there is no centralized resource yet similar to the data available on ww2.dk, online or in a book.

Re: Looking for VVS airfields info
 

Hi muggs_ro,

Thanks for your reply and I apologize for my incorrect assumption that you might be Dan! I will take your word on the lack of a consolidated OOB resource giving the base locations for the units of the AAR during the war. I will go with what I already have from myriad sources and hope for the best. Therefore, there is no need to contact Dan or others. Should any questions arise, I will post them here or on www.worldwar2.ro.

Thanks again!

Larry deZ.

Re: Looking for VVS airfields info
 

Another IL-2m3 Sturmovik loss on August 27, 1944 at the airfield of probably Gyulafehérvár(?). "При взлете на БЗ с аэр Бяла(?) уклонился влево и зацепил за дом. Самолет плашмя ударился о землю, отлетел мотор и переломился фюзеляж. Экмпаж тяжелые ушибы." - At take off they hit a building and crashed, crew critically injured.

5 BA, (Stab.) 264 ШАД Ilyushin IL-2m3 Sturmovik, S/N.: 1872974, engine: 4519770, pilot: Lt.Col. Московкин (injured), gunner: Maj. Нигматулин Саид Шагзаевич (seriously injured).

An La-5 loss at Angyalkút (now: Fântânele / Engelsbrunn) airfield on October 7, 1944: 5 BA, 279 ИАД, 92 ИАП, Lavochkin La-5FN, S/N: 39212940, white '40', engine: 8218517. Pilot: Вареник Борис Григорьевич, slightly injured. "При вылете с аэр Энгельсбрун мотор с перебоями, отказала помпа, сел на колеса. Попал в вязкий грунт, скапотировал. Самолет разбит, летчик легкие ушибы."

...and an A-20G Boston, S/N: 43-10077 (R-2600-23 engines: 42-154967 and 42-155166) on December 8, 1944 at Arad airfield (now: Oradea) due to bomb explosion on early return and forest-crash. мл.л-т Oнипко Петр Петрович's crew of 4 killed. 5 BA, 218 БАД, 48 БАП.

I hope this helps.

Gabor

Re: Looking for VVS airfields info
 

Thank you very much Gabor, much appreciated, there is a severe lack of knowledge of VVS losses over here.
As a small thank you here is a link for an ongoing project I am working on ( still hunreds of entries to add ) with romanian losses/incidents 1939-1945. http://bit.ly/Zk32D1

Larry I've sent you a PM.

Re: Looking for VVS airfields info
 

Congratulations, a superb research! I will check more VVS losses, but I am afraid. they are just combat losses without any hint on their actual airfields, so not sure if I can add anything else here.

Gabor

Re: Looking for VVS airfields info
 

Some other identified airfields used by the VVS:

5 VA, 218 BAP, 48 BAP A-20G Bostons:
Arad (Oradea) - Oct 17-Dec 31, 1944

5 VA, 218 BAP, 452 BAP A-20G Bostons:
Alkenyér (Şibot) - Oct 05-17, 1944
Arad (Oradea) - Oct 17-Dec 05, 1944

5 VA, 218 BAP, 453 BAP A-20G Bostons:
Turnu Severin - Oct 17-Dec 02, 1944

5 VA, Stab./312 NBAD Po-2/U-2:
Gáldtő (Galtiu) - ??? - Oct 03, 1944
Apatelek (Mocrea?) - Oct 03-09, 1944

5 VA, 312 NBAD, 992 NBAP Po-2/U-2:
Koslárd (Coşlariu) - Sept, 1944-Oct 05, 1944
Temesgyarmat (Giarmata) - Oct 05-15, 1944

5 VA, 13 GvIAD, 150 GvIAP Yak-1b, Yak-9:
Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia) Oct, 1944-

5 VA, 12 GvShAD (ex-231 ShAD), 190 GvShAP (ex-570 ShAP) IL-2m3 Sturmoviks:
Bostani, Bakeu- August, 1944
Lugos (Lugoj) - Oct, 1944
Temesvár (Timişoara) - Oct, Nov, 1944

Po-2/U-2 (S/N: 9293, engine: 76326, unit: 5 VA, Stab./264 ShAD) crash landing on August 3, 1944: "аэродром Башня Польная" - Maj. Виноградов Иван Никифорович injured.

Gabor

Re: Looking for VVS airfields info
 

Hi muggs_ro,

I just tried to reply to your PM but it could not be send. Your PM box has exceeded its limit and needs to be culled to make space.

Larry

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Larry i just deleted some messages, didn't notice it was full !

Gabor many thanks again, your help is very valuable !