Number of Luftwaffe sorties flown 22 June 1941

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Originally Posted by Mirek Wawrzynski

Quite detailed as on 1.06.1941, all front's OdB are well know including amount of planes on the begining June 1941. Less know is informaion about small flights of reccon units which were attached to corps level. Many times thses units were on the sam airfiled like fighter or assoult regiments. Such small units are often ommited from general OdB structure, but there were tens of such flights (about 10-15 planes) on the border.

Between 1.06 - 22.06 had come new planes to western borders and fronts (fighters, bombers, assolut, this is not so exactly know i was movements). Second many planes from army'regiments were withdrawn (old SB, I-153, I-15bis, I-16 ect. and were replaced by Pe-2, Su-2, Jak-1, MiG-3, Jak-2, Jak-4, Ił-2). These old planes were send to form new regiments on the back, for examole 74. SzAP had given some of its old planes (I-15 bis, I-153) to next one. It was waiting for supply of Ił-2, (had got 3 or 2 before 22.06.41). Such fact anyway are also known. Depends what you are looking for and in which area, and period?
The same was with part of crews send for training on modern planes. Many crews were send for training before 22.0641, some others were waiting for planes.

There were 36 Otdelnaya Korps Aviatsii Escadrilles (OKAE) in the five western military districts 22.6.41 with a stated strength of 430 aircraft. Here is some of the information. This source has many flaws, but it is something to work with.
Leningrad MD

OKAE 42 Korpusnom (?);
OKAE 50 ?;
OKAE 19 ?;

Baltic MD

OKAE 29 Ukmerge 2 Gladiator Mk 1, 12 ANBO-41, 9 ANBO 51 ;
OKAE 24 Gulbene 10 SV-5, ? KOD-1 ;
OKAE 22 Yulemiste (Tallin) 1 Avro, 5 Henshel-126, 2 PTO, 3 PTO-4, 1 Mayls ;
OKAE 10 ?;
OKAE 11 ?;
OKAE 16 ?;


Western MD

OKAE 206 Mezovetsk (with 124 IAP) 14 R-Zet, 6 USB, 1 SSS-1;
OKAE 1 Dobrinevka 13 R-Zet, 5 USB, 1 S-2;
OKAE 5 Rutka 13 R-Zet, 5 USB, 1 S-2;
OKAE 28 Minkovichi 13 R-Zet, 5 USB, 1 S-2;
OKAE 106 Kvater 13 R-Zet, 5 USB, 2 S-2;
OKAE 4 Poshitsa 14 R-Zet, 5 USB, 1 S-2;
OKAE 21 Dretun 14 R-Zet, 5 USB, 1 S-2;
OKAE 47 Bobruisk 14 R-Zet, 5 USB, 1 S-2;
OKAE 105 Pruzhany?; 14 MK
Also there was the 10 OAE of the NKVD based at Karolina (Grodno)

Kiev Special MD

OKAE 17 Sadagur 13 R-Zet, 1 S-2 ;
OKAE 13 Stry 13 R-Zet, 1 S-2 ;
OKAE 205 Lvov ?;
OKAE 15 ?;
OKAE 27 ?;
OKAE 37 ? 33(?) R-Zet, R-5, U-2;
OKAE 8 ?;
OKAE 15 ?;
OKAE 27 ?;
OKAE 6 ?;
OKAE 36 ?;
OKAE 37 ?;
OKAE 31 ?;
OKAE 49 ?;
OKAE 55 ?;

Odessa MD

OKAE 35 ?;
OKAE 48 ?;
OKAE 14 ?;

Also the 184th IAP which was not in the 1.6.41 order of battle for Wesrern MD became operatonal at Machulischi with 42 I-16s by 22.6.41.

Regards
Oquaig