Rashid-bek Chakhovich Akhriev, 20 January 1942

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Hello,

Rashid-bek Chakhovich Akhriev, a Russian WWI bomber pilot, later flew transport aircraft in USSR and was shot down and killed on 20 January when Flak shot down 2 of the 3 aircraft of the flight he was leading. All sources I found agree on that, but give no unit, no aircraft type and no location. And disagree on what mission he was flying, either a bombing raid against an important bridge or a supply mission to Leningrad.

I would be interested in more details about this loss, especially the unit and aircraft. The names of other crew will be an appreciated bonus.

Thanks in advance

PS: I could not find him on https://obd-memorial.ru/html/. My wild guess is that he was probably flying a civilian transport aircraft, and some sources mixed his WWI military service as a bomber pilot with his WWII service.