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Re: "22.06.41, combat actions of Soviet Bombers" - article of M.Timin
Some qution to M. Timim, about his article, if you can Evgenyj please ask him about this below.
Reading this text I have seen, that there are ommited two separate air units.
First this is: 46. OAE of Pinska Flottyla, which based on the same airfield as 39. SBAP (8 km before Pinsk, Zabczyce or so). This unit had 22 planes including 16 Neman R-10 on 21.06. During morning attack it was almost destroyed on the ground, as some SBs from 39. SBAP (this information about destruction of 39 SBAP bombers are given and nothing more?).
Second
Near Grodno, on Karolin airfiled, had based 10. OAE PW NKWD, which had about 13 Neman R-10.
I wonder, why thiese units were ommited, maybe there will be some about them in second part? If I am right such units were during the war subordiated to VVS RKKA air command (or should be). Neman could be used as a light bomber, and this plane had done such flights too (could carry 300 kg bombs).
I wonder too, which were both status in Wester Front air command, they were not ommited in Soviet war preparation (plans in red envelopes/ covers plans). It was impossible on this level, both were strong independed units of light reccon-bombers.
These planes are missing from his article about bomber, very strange, why?
Second.
I wonder if M. Timin is going to write about afternoon attack deeper in "Polish" territory, If right rember one of lang distance bober unit 97. or 96. DBAP of 3. AK RGK (?) had attack targets near Warsaw in Legionowo on 22.06.? So about it will be also written in second part (maybe he will write too about 212. ODBAP attack on Warsaw on 23.06.41?)? Would be interested too such long distance mission.
Regards,
mirekw
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Mirek Wawrzyński
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