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Originally Posted by kolya1
The overall numbers of pilots lost are in fact even higher than those of gunners because early in the war only single seat Il-2s were in service and therefore only pilots were lost...
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Kolya, obviously, what I've written is valid
only to the two-seater Il-2s. It is not based on what I've read, but solely on logic, as detailed in my previous post.
If we take the overall figures, from 1941 to 1941, I agree that probably more Il-2 pilots were lost than gunners, for the simple reason that early in the war only the one-seat aircraft were available.
Franek, the Il-2T was suppose to be a torpedo carrying version, reportedly armed with a Type 45-12 torpedo. I am not aware if this version indeed existed, however. Perhaps someone else could enlighten us about this issue.