A-20G Boston, 51 MTAP VVS KBF, Italeri 1/48
Then why just round one on the fuselage?
Then why just round one on the fuselage?
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A-20G Boston, 51 MTAP, Italeri 1/48 >>>DONE<<<
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Boston is done :dance
Now a cup of history...
The first DB-7Bs for the Soviet Union shipped via the South Atlantic and Persian Gulf, began arriving at Basra in February 1942. Since the first to arrive were 77 Boston III (DB-7B) and 103 IIIA (A-20C) aircraft originally scheduled for Britain; they were designated B-3 in Soviet service, and entered combat on the Southwestern front in May 1942 with the 794th Bomber Air Regiment (BAP).
When joined by the 57th and 745th BAPs, they formed the 221st Bomber Air Division. Beginning in September 1942, a Soviet UTK-1 turret with a 12.7-mm UBT gun replaced the .30-caliber guns in the open rear cockpit. A-20s replaced the standard Pe-2 light bombers in 12 Red Army (VVS-RK) air regiments, including the 45th, 449th, 860th and 861st BAPs of the 244th Bomber Air Division; the 63rd, 277th, 367th, and 542nd BAPs of the 132nd Bomber Air Division, and the separate 201st BAP. Cameras were introduced in July 1942 for reconnaissance by A-20Bs of the Baltic Fleet’s 15th RAP and by the Black Sea’s Fleet’s 30th RAP in November. Two torpedoes test launched from a DB-7C in March 1943 showed that a Boston could handle those weapons better than the II-4s then used by Soviet crews, so 36 A-20Bs were modified for torpedo attacks. While American crews did not use the torpedo provisions added under the A-20G’s fuselage, torpedoes became standard for the five Soviet Navy (VVS-VMF) Mine-Torpedo Air Regiments (MTAP). The 9th Guards MTAP and the 36th MTAP, operating against German convoys near Norway, the 1st Guards and 51st MTAP in the Baltic Sea, and the 5th Guards MTAP in the Black Sea, used A-20Gs modified for four crewmen with windows added in the nose and behind the turret.
When the war with Germany neared its end on May 1, 1945, 127 A-20B, 105 Boston III/A, 147 A-20G-1, 115 A-20G-10, 376 A-20G-20, and 65 A-20J/K remained with the Red Army. Navy units also had 43 A-20Gs with the North Sea Fleet, another 43 with the Baltic Fleet, and 70 with the Black Sea Fleet. War against Japan in August 1945 involved A-20s of the Red Navy’s 36th MTAP, 49th MTAP, and 50th MRAP regiments. The 36th MTAP was still flying A-20s from Port Arthur on September 4, 1950, when one was shot down by F4U-4Bs from the Valley Forge.
One of the most famous action of the 51 MTAP took place during the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive in 1944 when Soviets tried to finish the Continuation War with the Finns. The Germans came to the aid of the Finns, and, among the materiel brought with them, was the anti-aircraft cruiser Niobe, which was ordered to strengthen the air defenses of Kotka, then one of the most bombed cities in Finland. At the same time, the Soviet Union had put much emphasis on finding and sinking the Finnish coastal defense ship Väinämöinen. Soviet aerial reconnaissance identified a large ship in Kotka harbor and the decision was taken to attack, with 132 bombers and fighters (sent by, among others, the 51st Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet), on 16 July 1944. The ship was, however, the Niobe, and the aircraft were met with fierce resistance. An A-20 Havoc bomber was shot down, but the ship was hit and sank. The guns were still firing as she settled in the shallow water, after which, much of her superstructure remained visible above sea level. 70 men were lost.
After concluding a truce with Finland Bostons of 51 MTAP were moved in to the action over south Baltic and Polish cost. Till end of war they sunk a numbers of Kriegsmarine merchant and warships. The most important victory of them are sinking the following vessels (all in 1945):
[ul]
[li]January 14, two transports ships - Minnie Horn and Fritz Schoop[/li]
[li]January 29, three freighters and submarine-provider Memel[/li]
[li]February 16, two vessels transporting troops - Emstrom and Erna[/li]
[li]February 22, freighter Mendoza[/li]
[li]March 9, nine ships; including six freighters, passenger vessel Meteor and the submarine U-531[/li]
[li]March 12, four transport ships (including a large troop transport Russelhiem) and two escort ships[/li]
[li]March 26, a large tanker Sassnitz[/li]
[li]April 8, troop transport Franken and two seaplane bases vessels[/li]
[li]April 16, artillery warship Drache, who in 1939 shelling the land and marine units of the Polish Army and its military facilities on Oksywie Cape and Hel Peninsula[/li]
[li]May 4, auxiliary cruiser Orion and damaged by a british mine the old battleship Schleisen (semi-Holstein Schleswig)[/li]
[/ul]
At about 250 Bostons used by the Soviets during the Continuation War the Finnish pilots were shot down only 12 of them. Only two pilots had more then one victory over A-20 (Ylik H. Leino and Ltm Oiva Tuominen).
LeLv 28
25.06.1944 -- Kers Lars Hattinen -- MS-308 -- Boston
LeLv 32
06.06.1944 -- Luutn Mikko Sarparanta -- CU-584 -- 1/4 Boston
06.06.1944 -- Luutn Esko Eerola -- CU-587 -- 1/4 Boston
06.06.1944 -- Vänr Martti Joutsen -- CU-585 -- 1/4 Boston
06.06.1944 -- Kers Onni Ojapalo -- CU-573 -- 1/4 Boston
04.07.1944 -- Ylik Urho Pohto -- CU-574 -- 1/2 Boston
04.07.1944 -- Kers Väinö Kivelä -- CU-503 -- 1/2 Boston
LeLv 34
02.05.1943 -- Ltm Oiva Tuominen -- MT-205 -- Boston
03.05.1943 -- Kapt Olli Puhakka -- MT-204 -- Boston
05.05.1943 -- Ylik N. Erkinheimo -- MT-203 -- Boston
05.05.1943 -- Vänr Mauno Kirjonen -- MT-201 -- Boston
05.05.1943 -- Vääp Urho Lehtovaara -- MT-209 -- Boston
20.08.1943 -- Ltm Oiva Tuominen -- MT-209 -- Boston
23.08.1943 -- Kapt Kullervo Lahtela -- MT-225 -- Boston
10.10.1943 -- Kers H. Leino -- MT-204 -- 1/2 x Boston
10.10.1943 -- Vääp Antti Tani -- MT-201 -- 1/2 x Boston
16.05.1944 -- Ylik H. Leino -- MT-418 -- Boston
Now a cup of history...
The first DB-7Bs for the Soviet Union shipped via the South Atlantic and Persian Gulf, began arriving at Basra in February 1942. Since the first to arrive were 77 Boston III (DB-7B) and 103 IIIA (A-20C) aircraft originally scheduled for Britain; they were designated B-3 in Soviet service, and entered combat on the Southwestern front in May 1942 with the 794th Bomber Air Regiment (BAP).
When joined by the 57th and 745th BAPs, they formed the 221st Bomber Air Division. Beginning in September 1942, a Soviet UTK-1 turret with a 12.7-mm UBT gun replaced the .30-caliber guns in the open rear cockpit. A-20s replaced the standard Pe-2 light bombers in 12 Red Army (VVS-RK) air regiments, including the 45th, 449th, 860th and 861st BAPs of the 244th Bomber Air Division; the 63rd, 277th, 367th, and 542nd BAPs of the 132nd Bomber Air Division, and the separate 201st BAP. Cameras were introduced in July 1942 for reconnaissance by A-20Bs of the Baltic Fleet’s 15th RAP and by the Black Sea’s Fleet’s 30th RAP in November. Two torpedoes test launched from a DB-7C in March 1943 showed that a Boston could handle those weapons better than the II-4s then used by Soviet crews, so 36 A-20Bs were modified for torpedo attacks. While American crews did not use the torpedo provisions added under the A-20G’s fuselage, torpedoes became standard for the five Soviet Navy (VVS-VMF) Mine-Torpedo Air Regiments (MTAP). The 9th Guards MTAP and the 36th MTAP, operating against German convoys near Norway, the 1st Guards and 51st MTAP in the Baltic Sea, and the 5th Guards MTAP in the Black Sea, used A-20Gs modified for four crewmen with windows added in the nose and behind the turret.
When the war with Germany neared its end on May 1, 1945, 127 A-20B, 105 Boston III/A, 147 A-20G-1, 115 A-20G-10, 376 A-20G-20, and 65 A-20J/K remained with the Red Army. Navy units also had 43 A-20Gs with the North Sea Fleet, another 43 with the Baltic Fleet, and 70 with the Black Sea Fleet. War against Japan in August 1945 involved A-20s of the Red Navy’s 36th MTAP, 49th MTAP, and 50th MRAP regiments. The 36th MTAP was still flying A-20s from Port Arthur on September 4, 1950, when one was shot down by F4U-4Bs from the Valley Forge.
One of the most famous action of the 51 MTAP took place during the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive in 1944 when Soviets tried to finish the Continuation War with the Finns. The Germans came to the aid of the Finns, and, among the materiel brought with them, was the anti-aircraft cruiser Niobe, which was ordered to strengthen the air defenses of Kotka, then one of the most bombed cities in Finland. At the same time, the Soviet Union had put much emphasis on finding and sinking the Finnish coastal defense ship Väinämöinen. Soviet aerial reconnaissance identified a large ship in Kotka harbor and the decision was taken to attack, with 132 bombers and fighters (sent by, among others, the 51st Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet), on 16 July 1944. The ship was, however, the Niobe, and the aircraft were met with fierce resistance. An A-20 Havoc bomber was shot down, but the ship was hit and sank. The guns were still firing as she settled in the shallow water, after which, much of her superstructure remained visible above sea level. 70 men were lost.
After concluding a truce with Finland Bostons of 51 MTAP were moved in to the action over south Baltic and Polish cost. Till end of war they sunk a numbers of Kriegsmarine merchant and warships. The most important victory of them are sinking the following vessels (all in 1945):
[ul]
[li]January 14, two transports ships - Minnie Horn and Fritz Schoop[/li]
[li]January 29, three freighters and submarine-provider Memel[/li]
[li]February 16, two vessels transporting troops - Emstrom and Erna[/li]
[li]February 22, freighter Mendoza[/li]
[li]March 9, nine ships; including six freighters, passenger vessel Meteor and the submarine U-531[/li]
[li]March 12, four transport ships (including a large troop transport Russelhiem) and two escort ships[/li]
[li]March 26, a large tanker Sassnitz[/li]
[li]April 8, troop transport Franken and two seaplane bases vessels[/li]
[li]April 16, artillery warship Drache, who in 1939 shelling the land and marine units of the Polish Army and its military facilities on Oksywie Cape and Hel Peninsula[/li]
[li]May 4, auxiliary cruiser Orion and damaged by a british mine the old battleship Schleisen (semi-Holstein Schleswig)[/li]
[/ul]
At about 250 Bostons used by the Soviets during the Continuation War the Finnish pilots were shot down only 12 of them. Only two pilots had more then one victory over A-20 (Ylik H. Leino and Ltm Oiva Tuominen).
LeLv 28
25.06.1944 -- Kers Lars Hattinen -- MS-308 -- Boston
LeLv 32
06.06.1944 -- Luutn Mikko Sarparanta -- CU-584 -- 1/4 Boston
06.06.1944 -- Luutn Esko Eerola -- CU-587 -- 1/4 Boston
06.06.1944 -- Vänr Martti Joutsen -- CU-585 -- 1/4 Boston
06.06.1944 -- Kers Onni Ojapalo -- CU-573 -- 1/4 Boston
04.07.1944 -- Ylik Urho Pohto -- CU-574 -- 1/2 Boston
04.07.1944 -- Kers Väinö Kivelä -- CU-503 -- 1/2 Boston
LeLv 34
02.05.1943 -- Ltm Oiva Tuominen -- MT-205 -- Boston
03.05.1943 -- Kapt Olli Puhakka -- MT-204 -- Boston
05.05.1943 -- Ylik N. Erkinheimo -- MT-203 -- Boston
05.05.1943 -- Vänr Mauno Kirjonen -- MT-201 -- Boston
05.05.1943 -- Vääp Urho Lehtovaara -- MT-209 -- Boston
20.08.1943 -- Ltm Oiva Tuominen -- MT-209 -- Boston
23.08.1943 -- Kapt Kullervo Lahtela -- MT-225 -- Boston
10.10.1943 -- Kers H. Leino -- MT-204 -- 1/2 x Boston
10.10.1943 -- Vääp Antti Tani -- MT-201 -- 1/2 x Boston
16.05.1944 -- Ylik H. Leino -- MT-418 -- Boston
