YER-2 Utility Version

[kirche]

Originally Posted by researcher111

Kirche

Just by chance the uncle of my wife served in a YER-2 air regiment , according to him
YER-2 ( bomber version ) did never carry 2 pilots , if you reffer to the transport version, by
the end of the war and beyond this is something I could agree with. Personally , I would like
to see a cockpit photo of the bomber matching your statements designed for two pilots
and eventually the Russian source of your info just in case you don't have one.

researcher111,
the uncle wife of yours served in a Yer-2 air regiment? what was regiment? Version with two pilots appeared during series production Yer-2 diesels from August-September ? 1944 - at the request of the pilots of ADD. It's came in new regiments with the numbers 3хх (for example to 328 AP DD 18 GAD DD). The second pilot sat on the right below in the housing, and place of the Navigator pushed forward. A little later (autumn 1944) was upgraded glazing of the cockpit is simplified and widened (for two).
http://coollib.com/i/1/329301/i_138.jpg
Kirill

[researcher111]

Please review my previous msg there is no point to repeat . Please post
the cockpit shot designed for two pilots. The one who sat on the dome
was a navigator and not a pilot , period. Attached the transport version.

Posting stuff from Russian Internet is great however is not reflecting
how it was

PS : by December 1944 was renamed 328 BAP

[kirche]

You asked for link I gave. Argue with the authors. http://coollib.com/b/329301/read
Practice is always different from the theory.
For example, the death of the crew of the neighboring regiment on the same plane (two pilots+two navigators) https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.ht...5616182&page=1
Or https://obd-memorial.ru/html/info.ht...5344049&page=3
The Position of "commander korablya" automatically implies the presence of a second pilot in the crew (at least spare). In practice, could not be a co-pilot. 90kg extra to carry is not always necessary. The second steering wheel as I understood was not.
And there's a veteran who tells of the two pilots http://www.airbase.ru/alpha/rus/e/er/2/ankudinov/

[Juha]

Hello researcher111
Thanks for the photos!

Juha

[researcher111]

Juha

You welcome , by the way hope the question is not too personal , where do you live in Finland . Used to fly the route ZRH Vantaa and later on cargo to Turku very often.

I miss Helsinki quite a lot.

BR
Alex

[Juha]

Hello Alex
I live in Helsinki, fairly close to the city limits of Vantaa. Sometimes, not very often, planes taking off from the Helsinki-Vantaa airport flew over my place. That's when they are using the secondary runway.

Juha

BTW Zürich is very nice city, have been there twice.

[researcher111]

Kiitos for the update , in that case if you live near 22 L or Right
then the Finnish ATC may intermediately use your services as into
wind shear changes ? Alright ,this was kidding however visited
AF Hdq in Tampere last year and hope to visit again in the future
had wonderful memories of Helsinki.

As into LSZH may no longer be the nice place you knew ,it became
very hectic ( not due migrants thanks god)

BR
Alex

[Juha]

Hello Kirill
thanks a lot for the link to the loading diagrams!

That helps a lot.

Juha