Take off Count???

[leclerc1944]

hi Graham boak,

Take off is not in one day, is nearly 100 Days so from 22.06.1941 to 29.09.1941 = "97 Days".

Word Regiment = IAP (Russian "Air Fighter Regiment")

And amount or Count of plane we have this regiment = 69 I-16 and I-153 Model of plane.

in another Regiment i have read that 30 Fighter pilot = 3 fighter squadron. So if i count "69" amount of plane from this regiment, so this done 5-7 Fighters Squadron.

and here this are full text about 19th.IAP

To 22.06.41 g. it was armed with 69 aircraft I -16, I -153 (including 15 defective), and also 2 non operational LaGG-3,wo Pilot not yet mastered.


From the first days of war the pilots daily carried out on 5-6 combat missions during the day. Manifesting courage and bravery, faithfulness to military oath, bravely he joined the battle by exceeding enemy.


On 07.07.41 g. entered into the composition 7th. IAK PVO (Air Defense) of Leningrad.
Defending Leningrad, on June 22 to 29.09.41 regiment carried out (take off) 3145 combat missions, of them she Defending Leningrad 2826 time. Guarding city from the enemy attacks, the pilots of part together with the attached group 7th. IAP brought down 63 aircraft of enemy. Its own losses: perished 44 aircraft even 17 pilots, but 13 crews did not return from the combat missions.

Because here in text, on start, is explain, that it make 5-6 Take off per day, and after to same date is done 3145 take off.

So for me, here i don't really understand it.

So ex. if i divide 3145/97 = 32,42 Take off per day.
So this amount don't go to 5-6 Combat mission per day.
but is 6x greater, this is reason, that i think, that the count can be are more counted into Squadron (5-7 squadrons per Fighter regiment).

And here to Leningrad Area, we should hold this information.

territory lies north of the Arctic Circle and at the country's northernmost point the sun does not set for 73 days during summer. In Svalbard, Norway, the northernmost inhabited region of Europe, there is no sunset from approximately 19 April to 23 August. The extreme sites are the poles where the sun can be continuously visible for a half year.

so if i divide 24 hours with 6 missions per day = 1 mission per 4 hours.
So time to refit fuel, armament and a little time to sleep.