Re: A-20 "Za Stalina " loss 30.1.1944 Evpatoria
Hello ,
I posted the message and photo on the Naval Forum
for Miroslav Morozov . The A-20 photo from Ebay is a 100%
match of Tokarev's plane crash site ,the photo was taken
on Dec 30,1944 North of Evapatoria . The deceased body laying
on the broken dome of the aircraft is Tokarev's body left there by
his crew members who fled ,discovered later on by a German
patrol and on the same evening buried by villagers . If you
saw the photo , it shows the A-20 with inscription "Za Stalina "
as mentioned on the German reports the badly damaged left wing
and stabilizer are clearly visible. Beyond any doubt is Tokaraev's plane .
PS : some of the his crew members fell captive and were in hospital
in Sevastopol until city's liberation but all committed suicide in Nov 44
prior NKVD arrival to the base as part of an inquiry into Tokarev's death
Cheers
Alex K
Last edited by researcher111; 9th December 2020 at 16:02.
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