[Mirek Wawrzynski]

This is not so. The biggest mess associated loss of Soviet aviation applies to the first days and weeks of the war. Especially the most trouble is on the Western front, then the North West and the South-West Fronts. In these directions, the whole army went into German captivity, and their staffs have undergone even completely destroyed.

For example, there are few documents relating to actions 9 Air Division (41, 129, 124, 126th IAP, 13 SBAP) of the Western Front in the early days of the war (22.06.41-15.07.41). Then the reconstituted regiments losses based on relationships and infomation regimental commanders, chiefs of staff, but not all it could do (?). In this case, for example, lack infomacje 41st IAP action in the period 22/06/41 - 15/07/41, they practically do not exist. These residual information.
The regiment has just been almost completely destroyed by bombing Me 110 from SKG 210 in the evening 23.061941. With him standing there, two other regiments 9th SAD: 129 and 126 IAP. These three regiments lost in the quarters most of the planes in the evening 23/06/41. Their staff did practically nothing at all 23.061941, or 24-48 hours after the outbreak of war, far from the front.

Other regiments such 123rd IAP from 10th SAD and the 127th and 122 IAP of 11 SAD practically fought for the first two or three days, suffered heavy losses, but were not completely destroyed. For example, the 127th IAP fought 22.061941 throughout the day from the airport, which the evening was not detected by the Germans (Lesiszcze). Together with him the same airport operated 122nd IAP, which flew from the airport around noon in Nowy Dwór back to Lesiszcz. Squadrons of both regiments were dispersed only after flights in the back, including Lida evening June 22 and the next day.
Some pilots have abandoned the equipment in Lida, and some were destroyed June 23 after the attacks on Lida by Germans and other airports. Those planes that survived passed 26 June to 43rd IAD, near Minsk.

General report on the Western Front aviation losses arose only on 1 December 1941. He wrote it colonel Chudjakow who was not There, in June 1941 in staff aviation headquarters of the Western Front, he was ill in Moscow, where he healed and got to the front a few days later.

By the way, the gen. Kopiec was arrested by the NKVD about noon 6.22.1941 and died / committed suicide (?) on 23 July 1941 - one month later than for many years to write, or 22 June 1941. His successor, also was arrested by the NKVD (General Tajurski) and then was lost too. The reason for the arrest of both commanders were charged with conspiracy in the army, not a defeat and the defeat of aviation at the border.
For cowardice and abandoned the field of battle, was executed in Moscow, the commander of 9th Air Division gen Czernych on 16 October 1941, he was arrested by the NKVD in July 1941.

Chudjakow used to write the report, written reports, done a few days, weeks after 6/22/1941. Staff officers of the regiment, who wrote these documents had no interest to inform superiors about the mass leaving the equipment at the airports field near the border. Often the equipment has been slightly damaged, or even a fit. Instead they written about crushing German attacks in the first hours and days of the war. The fact that the equipment was left en masse watch you can see a few thousand photographs which have appeared, and which made the Germans occupied the airports in the summer of 1941. This is very much on the web.

In contrast, the loss of Soviet aviation later period are more accurate (remember what it was a unit: IAP or BAP, SZAP and where fighting etc.) Have been so carelessly conducted

The documents in Russian archives are available to researchers who will go there and know the Russian language. They can be there in place to develop. In recent years created a number of works in Russian based on these materials. Also depends on what someone writes of the war and about which unit? There is not, however, all data on all the units such as 41st IAP of 9.SAD of June-July 1941.


Regards,
mirekw