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Re: Soviet Northern Fleet P40 units in late 1943
Hi Keith,
I'm not very knowledgeable on this theater of war, but if not mistaken, 191 IAP and 196 IAP at the specified time were the 275 IAD 13 VA. This is the Leningrad front!
But Northern Fleet? These are different areas and patterns. Don't quite understand.
Also there is information that in the summer of 1943 196 IAP were armed Aircobra.
It seems to me much closer to the Northern Fleet was 152 IAP 324 IAD (later in 260 SAD) 7 VA (Karelian front).
Also until the summer of 1943 the P-40 was 195 IAP 259 IAD on the Karelian front.
But again - what is the connection with the Northern Fleet?
The P-40 I believe in the Northern Fleet in the winter of 1943-44 were 2 GIAP VVS SF; 78 IAP VVS SF (likely); 27 IAP VVS SF; 118 RAP VVS SF (possibly in same squadron)...
Best regards,
Kirill
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