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Re: Boston deliveries to BSF 1944
I can try, but absolutely no guarantee, especially because as far as I know soviet Navy records are stored in a different archive we never tried to check, simply because we were never interested in such records.
It is interesting, however, that A-20G Boston, S/N: 43-9505 (which was assigned to the 17 VA, 244 BAD between October 1, 1944 and January 1, 1945) has a pencil written VMF (Navy) note beside its entry in the Southern 244 BAD mechanical documents which suggests that it was re-assigned to the 244 BAD as a replacement plane from (probably) the Black Sea Navy, sometime in the fall of 1944. If so, perhaps from 36 MTAP, - even if it was not a "first generation" A-20G. (She survived the war in 244 BAD service at least until July 1, 1945.)
As of older Bostons of 244 BAP, 3rd Squadron, found record of A-20B, S/N: 13033, which was damaged by flak on May 20, 1943 and after major repair, returned into combat duty.
Gabor
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