Re: Boston DB-7 Shot down Saloniki Sept 25,1944
Hello,
Black Sea Fleet (ChF) was on that day no longer part of the active units engaged with the enemy forces.
But 244 BAD, 17 VA, with Bostons, was based in Bulgaria:
as on 6.9. HQ 244 BAD Dorobani
260 BAP Boston Maltezi
449 BAP Boston Dorobani, Urlyaska from 7.9.
860 BAP Boston Maltezi
861 BAP Boston Dorobani
17.9.1944. Bombing Skopje and Niš. Recce: Čačak, Kruševac, Kraljevo,
Niš, Veles and Saloniki. On the same day part of 244 BAD moved to Vrazhdebna near Sofia.
18.9.1944. Bombing Skopje.
19.9.1944. Bombing Saloniki (railways and harbour) and Skopje.
As on 1.10.1944.:
HQ 244 BAD Bela Slatina
260 BAP Boston Malorac
449 BAP Boston Vrazhdebna (Sofia)
860 BAP Boston Graf Ignyatevo (Plovdiv)
861 BAP Boston Bela Slatina
Zoran
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