"22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Hi gents!

In russian air magazine "Aviapark", 2/2010, was published a new article of Mikhail Timin, "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers".

Article covers all air-to-air and mainly air-to-ground actions of Soviet bomber units (SB, R-Z, Su-2) of ZapVO and PribVO against Gr.Arm. "Nord" and "Center", on 22 june 1941.

Author worked several years on that article, and widely used russian archives. Also, for cover Luftwaffe fighters, he used Dr.J.Priens two volumes.

There is many quotes of Combat Orders for Bombers units and Regiments, full list of losses, many (all existed in archives) combat reports of soviet pilots and commanders.

I said to Mikhail, that this great info MUST be published in English, because before his work, actions of bomber regiments on early days of war were known very little here, in Russia, and not covered in West at all! In the West, all what was known only claims and reports of Luftwaffe fighter pilots (like Molders, for example, when he said about soviet bombers).

Mikhail agreed. He said, that article, published in Aviapark was very cut, so he will be happy to publish full article in the West. Also, he want to continue that serie with further actions of soviet bombers on whole 1941.

The main problem - his knowledge of English is = 0.

So, are there any Western Airwarfare Magazine, wich wants to publish this unique article (series of articles)? How he could contact with that publishers?

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Why isn't there anything mentioned about the VVS activity on the Southern Front (OdVO and ChF)?

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Denes - Mikhail worked yet only over central and northern fronts, as there a really TONS of chaotic documents to copy, orginize, structurize, work over e.t.c.

He will continue with southern front, be sure.

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

OK, then. Please keep us informed of the progress.

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Denes:

Next article, about next 2-3 days (23,24 - 6 - 41) will follow soon.

All what need - translate it into english and publish in some Magazine.

I want to share here an extract of article, to show a level of research:

Sorry but it is in russian at moment. And it is only 1 episode of many.

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Important detail: are the bombers' individual numbers, usually painted on the rudder, given? Also, are the unit identification stripes, also painted on the tail section, known?
I am asking these, as it would be excellent if the losses could be matched with photos of shot down or force landed Soviet bombers.
I have hundreds of such photos, and I would like to do the matching, as much as possible.

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Denes - article contains some photos of identified s/d bombers with numbers, stripes and lightnings :) From personal collection of Mikhail. He was able to identify hundreds of photografed a/c's.

BTW he started to go though Southern front actions, Lvov area (and helped me with SKG210 actions there during last days of june-first days of july :) ).

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Very nice, indeed. I would like to see his findings regarding unit identification based on the coloured stripes. How can be this done?

See, for example, one such photo that needs to be identified:
http://historical-media.com/ebay_ima...titled-335.jpg

P.S. Lvov (Lemberg) was located in the South-Western Front.

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

What an interesting topic! If that ever makes it into english maybe it could be translated into german as well. Because there's only one aviation historiy magazine I read and that's "Jet & Prop". That article would fit into its portfolio very well.

Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
 

Congratulation for this article, I have read it, and it is a very good done job.


One of my impresion after the reading. The "cover's borders plans", which were conducted by some air regiments, very early in the morning on 22 VI 41, and the next order from Moscow few hours later to stop them, after first implemention (some attacks on German targets due to the orders in the "red envelopes"), means that Soviet bomber force in fact very early had done attacks plans on Germany.
So inderectly, this story is next one material (without any Suvorov/Resun's books), which confirmes Soviet agressive/invasion plans to attack Germany in summer 1941, which could be beagan in July 1941 (?).
Of course author, does not mentioned about it in the I part.

Regards,
MirekW