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Originally Posted by Brian
Do you have Russian accounts of this attack on 12/13 July, the sortie by 6th Flotilla on 22 July, and the sortie on 9 August, when DB-3s and SB2s attacked?
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13.Jul.41: 1st take-off against destroyers was at 06:25 msk, don't know exact time of the attacks.
22.Jul.41: 4 DD were found out by 2 GST in 7024/3752 at 20:10 msk but the attack was unsuccessful due to German smoke screen and due to evasive maneuver.
23.Jul.41: 5 DD were found by air recce at 13:07 msk but the attack was unsuccessful due to the same reason.
24.Jul.41: at 05:10 2 GST, 3 SB, 9 MBR-2 and 1 Pe-2 had attacked 4 DD in 6940/3545 and has claimed a destroyer "probably sunk". 1 GST was damaged by Bf110 and crashed during the force landing, crew safe. 1 MBR-2 fell into water [probably due to the same reason], crew MIA.
10.Aug.41:
07:40 3 DD were attacked by 2 Pe-2 in 7020/3110. Crews had observed a direct hit of a FAB-250, the destroyer "had remained dead in the water in smoke".
08:20 took off 2 SB, later they has attacked unsuccessfully a destroyer sailing on low speed.
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Originally Posted by Brian
I note that 118th RAP lost three seaplanes to German fighters on 29 June, and several more in the following months of 1941. Have you any details?
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29.Jun.41:
2 GST were downed by Bf109 in the Sal'nyi island area during a recce mission.
1 MBR-2 MIA
1 MBR-2 damaged by fighters, crew had bailed out.
Best regards,
Andrey