[Mirek Wawrzynski]

There are two parts of M. Timin articles printed in Russia in Aviapark in 2010 no 2 and 3, where it is possible to find exace losses of Soviet bomber forces on 22.06.41.

Next days, after 22.06., LW pilots had met with many Soviet bombers due to destruction of Soviet fighter forces (army IAPs) on the first days.
Next Soviet could not resolved coordination between fighter and bomber forces in these days on Western Front.

Soviet did use frontal and long range aviation to bomb German land units without own fighter protection. So the lossses of Soviet bomber forces were quite high in these mission and the victory list of LW's pilots very impressive and long, but of course overclaimed too.


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