V-VS a/c w/honorary names/titles

[Arvo L. V.]

Esteemed forum colleagues;

During the course of the Second World War, the V-VS awarded numerous honorary titles and names to its aviation units. For example, the following V-VS aviation formations carried honorary names, reflecting a connection with cities in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania:

Named in honor of the city of Tallinn, Estonia:

159. Tallinskii (IAP)
404. Tallinskii (IAP)
703. Tallinskii (SAP)
999. Tallinskii (SAP)
12. Tallinskii (PBAP)
15. Tallinskii (RAP)
35. Tallinskii (SAP)
51. Tallinskii (MTAP)

Named in the honor of Riga, Latvia:

161. Rizhskii (IAP)
845. Rizhskii (IAP)
108. Rizhskii (BAP)
109. Rizhskii (BAP)
338. Rizhskii (BAP)
362. Rizhskii (BAP)
701. Rizhskii (night bomber AP)
955. Rizhskii (SAP)
958. Rizhskii (SAP)
16. Rizhskii (GAP)
16. Rizhskii (GBAP)

Named in the honor of Klaipeda (Memel), Lithuania:

1. Klaipedskii (MTAP)

I am trying to locate photographs, as well as some operational history/background, of some of aircraft that may have served in these, and other "Baltic named" V-VS aviation formations. One of my goals is to be able to generate some color art work of these airplanes - if they carried the honorary titles on their fuselages - like for example, the Douglas A-20 "Bostons" of the 51. "Tallinskii AP" - after September of 1944.

Thank you kindly in advance for any assistance efforts, which can be rendered on my behalf.

Regards;

Arvo L. V.