E-Bay photo from Oct 2005 a Soviet Boston with MV-3 turret

[Kari Lumppio]

Hello!

Happy New Year for all!

This time something that came like lightning from a blue sky.

Attached below is a E-Bay photo of a Soviet Boston with Soviet MV-3 turret.

Not until today I noticed this may be a photo with really interesting background story. The plane on the photo is at a harbour as on the right there is a boat. The nose is crushed, but it should be an early model of Boston.

Is anyone able to confirm there is a number "5" on the rudder? There is something like that faintly visible on the scan. Does anyone recognize the harbour buildings? If this is what I think it could be Tallinn (Reval) or Helsinki perhaps even some other Finnish harbour like Kotka.



I have saved this E-Bay item at October 6th, 2005. Does anyone know or remember who did buy this photo? Verification of the number on the Boston rudder would need higher resolution picture.

Like I said there would be very interesting story behind this photo if it turns out to be "the plane". Perhaps the winner of the bid might also be interested of it?


Regards,
Kari