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08-18-2003, 08:00 PM
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1944 Part I.
"2.01.44.
Happy New Year! God, please help me to stay alive to the end of this war.
At night german bombers are flying above Kiev, projectors are catching them and AAA unleashes hell of fire...but not getting them. Yesterday Germans bombed our airbase but no planes were damaged. One one of them bombs, a large one too...probably few hundreds kilorgamms fell near planes but did not expload.
I led group of IL2`s to the south of Belaya Zerkov. We spend 20 min over their territory but didn`t find anything interesting.
Today we flew in the group of five. On the way back our group was forced to fly really low because of the clouds and suddenly we came across another group of IL2`s flying towards us. We literally had to dive under them ... Pilot Shevko miscalculated his dive and crahsed into the ground. Was lost. Pilot died instantly but rear gunner Ovchinnkiov still alive. Survivor. This was a not first time for him and still, he comes out in one piece.
4.01.44.
The weather turned for the worse. Our pilot Skrypnik was landing in the field south of Fastov .. his plane hit the trenches and was seriously damaged. He came back yesterday..by foot. On the same day PE-2 from other regiement crashed into barraks at the end of the runway.
And... a woman-pilot was landing her Yak on it`s belly and killed a technician who was standing near landing stip.
In middle of day we took off in group of eight and flew to the soust-west of Belaya Zerkov`. My 72-nd mission and fourth time as a group leader.
Yesterday i received a package: 250gr of vodka, towels, noteg-books, cigarettes and other things.
7.01.44.
Today we buried N. Shevko. The orchestra played horrible. It was obvious that they were tired of funerals. Standing near casket with remains of my good friend...i said a few words and ...started crying.
I was appointed to the commander of the squadron...from regular pilot to the squad commander in 17 months... I guess they trust me .
Near Belaya Zerkov, long before our offencive, Sheinin was shot down and killed. Back then germans were putting a lot of pressure on us. Different story now...their fighters and ground fire are rare occasion. We are flying without fighter cover.
Yesterday 16 planes plus fighter cover took off towards Mironovka..apporximately 30-40 kilometers into German territory. Our target railroad tracks and cargo trains at the station. But near Belaya Zrkov fighter started complaining about the weather and left us. Our target was under thick layer of clouds. When we punched thru the clouds i only accounted for 10 planes...others went who knows where. Only 1 cargo train at the staion.
Yesterday i got two tickets to the theater... opera. Wanted to go with Evgenia but weather cleared up and it was necessary for me to fly. Tickets were gone.
We are relocation to new place...airbase at Uzin. Last night i heard rumors that our regiment will give remained planes to other regiements of our division and will wait for new ones. It was just a rumor. Oh well, we will continue to fly on what we got. Too many rumors...
18.01.44.
I got into the hospital and in there i came across Petrenko, pilot of 181-st fighter regiment (Ona that use to cover us) . He was shot down near Gribenki along with Uribe and one other pilot and taken by germans. Germans have treated him at Belaya Zerkov hospital and when they ran...forgot to take him with them. Petrenko was badly burned and if it wasn`t for that he would probably was sent to Germany. He said that germans treated him well, even gave him a vodka few times. . There he found out about destiny of our captain Gorbachev. Gorbachev and hist gunner both jumped out of burning plane. Gunner was wounded by german soldiers who was chasing him...and shot himself. Pilot managed to escape and was hiding in a cellar of one of the houses at the village near by. In the evening Germans got drank and sent women in a cellar for some cucumbers. Girls were afraid and did not go in there... then one of drunk nazies went in there....and Gorbachev shot him. But he was also killed in the gunfire. Locals wanted to bury him...but germans did not let them...Destroyed his body.
29.01.44.
I didn`t write for more than twenty days because left Zhulian unexpectedly and all my belongings remained on an apartment. When i came back...i found out that someone stole 800 rubles from me and my favorite belt with the star, the one i was wearing for almost 5 years.
Received two Letters from Grunia...She left Asia and came back home to her mom. Lives in Lubertzi now.
My father received money orders, but other 3000 rubles still missing.
So many good men were lost lately. On January 8th i led the group to the south-west of Belaya Zerkov. On 9-th to the south of station Mironovka. Second time - on Boguslav.
On January 10th few relocated to Nehvoroch, 20km to the north-east of Berdichev. Our group of 6 was coming back from the mission on Vasilkovo when they we attacked by Fw`s. German fighters were using a new tactics....hunt for group leader. They were attacking in pairs...one fighter was approaching from down below..covered by tail section, another from above was distracting rear gunners attention. Bottom began to attack Nikolaevs IL2 and closed on him up to 20-30 meters, but missed. Probably, could not concentrate: speed was so low that german was about to stall. On the second attack fighter got even closer, but miscalculated angle of his attack and had to pull up hard...but rear gunner wasn`t sleeping and with long burst sent nazi to his grave.
Fascists have begun strong counterattacks under Vinniza. Some major air battles there. On January 13th Nikolaev didn`t come back. They flew in pairs in the bad weather, plus german fighters. His wing was forces to land in Borispol.
On January 14 Voronin did not come back.. he flew in pair with someone. All of them from 92nd regiment.
We flew on January 15th. Flight of 4 was led by Poletaev who had some peoblems and couldn`t keep up.. His group was attacked by fighters and all planes were shot down. Pilot Smolyakov and his gunner died right there. Poletaev and his gunner jumped out at low altitude and Kozlov belly-landed in the field.
The second pilot from Spain: Prieto from 101-st fighters regiment did not return home.
My assistant Aljabiev, while i was absent from the rigiment, appointed my gunner Marushkin on the plane with new pilot - Kovtushenko. In the target area Kovtushenko pulled out of the dive so hard that Marushkin got thrown out of his seat... He had time to open his parachute...but germans captured him. Now i don`t have my well trusted guard with me. We were together since Belgorod. Like a family. (Later on Mrushkin managed to escape and came back to our regiment. Author.).
In the early morning of January 26th 92nd regiment sent out on the "hunting mission" 6 planes, solo flight. The weather was pretty bad, visibility is extreamly poor. As a result...disaster. We lost Ivan Ivanovich Kozlov and his gunner...plane plunged into the ground, due to poor visibility. Old fighter, very well respected ... we will dearly miss him. Two evenings in the row our pilots were giving him their best regards. People are dying because of superiors.
We can bury our friends on the rare occasion... more and more without funeral. Our infantry is much worse: pushing their bodies with bulldozers at the bottom bomb craters or any other holes and not even looking at the documents.
Kovshikov is commander of 92-nd regiment. I remember, when he arrived he still had old buttonholes traces from three cubes - rank of 1st lieutenant. How could he be appointed to the rank of regiment commander? There was no doubt that he knew someone "above". He took a great risk sending people out on January 26th, all because he wanted to show his loyalty to his superiors. And he will do the same later, not once...
4.02.44.
Poletaev had to fly low because of the clouds..as a result he cought corner of church and crashed his plane. Hmm...looks like our old guys are giving in.
Grunia arrived to her mom...she`s been much nicer to me latey. I sent her 8000 roubles.
My ducmuments were sent out for a fourth award of Red Banner.
Our favourite division commander Baidukov was prpmoted to the corp commander. Commander for 91st regiment lieutenant colonel Levadnyj will be replacing him.
Our regiment lives in village Nehvorosch. Almost every night squadron commanders: me, Beregovoi, Koreshkov and the navigator of our regiment major Kuzin are playing cards. Some times we celebrate birthdays- fake ones...just to get drunk.
On February1st i led group to Belaya Zerkov first, then south of it...Mironovka. On the way back rain and fog made flying near impossible... With great effort we found our base and landed.
Folks at the village are pretty good...but too many fleas, they are eating us alive.
Our regiment managed to gather 10 planes in the flyable condition...but not long ago we had only 3...and for quiet some time."
More to come /i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.gif
Regards,
VFC*Crazyivan
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"No matter how good the violin may be, much depends on the violinist. I always felt respect for an enemy pilot whose plane I failed to down." Ivan Kozhedub
For 1943 notes look here: http://forums.ubi.com/messages/message_view-topic.asp?name=us_il2sturmovik_gd&id=zbban
1944 Part I.
"2.01.44.
Happy New Year! God, please help me to stay alive to the end of this war.
At night german bombers are flying above Kiev, projectors are catching them and AAA unleashes hell of fire...but not getting them. Yesterday Germans bombed our airbase but no planes were damaged. One one of them bombs, a large one too...probably few hundreds kilorgamms fell near planes but did not expload.
I led group of IL2`s to the south of Belaya Zerkov. We spend 20 min over their territory but didn`t find anything interesting.
Today we flew in the group of five. On the way back our group was forced to fly really low because of the clouds and suddenly we came across another group of IL2`s flying towards us. We literally had to dive under them ... Pilot Shevko miscalculated his dive and crahsed into the ground. Was lost. Pilot died instantly but rear gunner Ovchinnkiov still alive. Survivor. This was a not first time for him and still, he comes out in one piece.
4.01.44.
The weather turned for the worse. Our pilot Skrypnik was landing in the field south of Fastov .. his plane hit the trenches and was seriously damaged. He came back yesterday..by foot. On the same day PE-2 from other regiement crashed into barraks at the end of the runway.
And... a woman-pilot was landing her Yak on it`s belly and killed a technician who was standing near landing stip.
In middle of day we took off in group of eight and flew to the soust-west of Belaya Zerkov`. My 72-nd mission and fourth time as a group leader.
Yesterday i received a package: 250gr of vodka, towels, noteg-books, cigarettes and other things.
7.01.44.
Today we buried N. Shevko. The orchestra played horrible. It was obvious that they were tired of funerals. Standing near casket with remains of my good friend...i said a few words and ...started crying.
I was appointed to the commander of the squadron...from regular pilot to the squad commander in 17 months... I guess they trust me .
Near Belaya Zerkov, long before our offencive, Sheinin was shot down and killed. Back then germans were putting a lot of pressure on us. Different story now...their fighters and ground fire are rare occasion. We are flying without fighter cover.
Yesterday 16 planes plus fighter cover took off towards Mironovka..apporximately 30-40 kilometers into German territory. Our target railroad tracks and cargo trains at the station. But near Belaya Zrkov fighter started complaining about the weather and left us. Our target was under thick layer of clouds. When we punched thru the clouds i only accounted for 10 planes...others went who knows where. Only 1 cargo train at the staion.
Yesterday i got two tickets to the theater... opera. Wanted to go with Evgenia but weather cleared up and it was necessary for me to fly. Tickets were gone.
We are relocation to new place...airbase at Uzin. Last night i heard rumors that our regiment will give remained planes to other regiements of our division and will wait for new ones. It was just a rumor. Oh well, we will continue to fly on what we got. Too many rumors...
18.01.44.
I got into the hospital and in there i came across Petrenko, pilot of 181-st fighter regiment (Ona that use to cover us) . He was shot down near Gribenki along with Uribe and one other pilot and taken by germans. Germans have treated him at Belaya Zerkov hospital and when they ran...forgot to take him with them. Petrenko was badly burned and if it wasn`t for that he would probably was sent to Germany. He said that germans treated him well, even gave him a vodka few times. . There he found out about destiny of our captain Gorbachev. Gorbachev and hist gunner both jumped out of burning plane. Gunner was wounded by german soldiers who was chasing him...and shot himself. Pilot managed to escape and was hiding in a cellar of one of the houses at the village near by. In the evening Germans got drank and sent women in a cellar for some cucumbers. Girls were afraid and did not go in there... then one of drunk nazies went in there....and Gorbachev shot him. But he was also killed in the gunfire. Locals wanted to bury him...but germans did not let them...Destroyed his body.
29.01.44.
I didn`t write for more than twenty days because left Zhulian unexpectedly and all my belongings remained on an apartment. When i came back...i found out that someone stole 800 rubles from me and my favorite belt with the star, the one i was wearing for almost 5 years.
Received two Letters from Grunia...She left Asia and came back home to her mom. Lives in Lubertzi now.
My father received money orders, but other 3000 rubles still missing.
So many good men were lost lately. On January 8th i led the group to the south-west of Belaya Zerkov. On 9-th to the south of station Mironovka. Second time - on Boguslav.
On January 10th few relocated to Nehvoroch, 20km to the north-east of Berdichev. Our group of 6 was coming back from the mission on Vasilkovo when they we attacked by Fw`s. German fighters were using a new tactics....hunt for group leader. They were attacking in pairs...one fighter was approaching from down below..covered by tail section, another from above was distracting rear gunners attention. Bottom began to attack Nikolaevs IL2 and closed on him up to 20-30 meters, but missed. Probably, could not concentrate: speed was so low that german was about to stall. On the second attack fighter got even closer, but miscalculated angle of his attack and had to pull up hard...but rear gunner wasn`t sleeping and with long burst sent nazi to his grave.
Fascists have begun strong counterattacks under Vinniza. Some major air battles there. On January 13th Nikolaev didn`t come back. They flew in pairs in the bad weather, plus german fighters. His wing was forces to land in Borispol.
On January 14 Voronin did not come back.. he flew in pair with someone. All of them from 92nd regiment.
We flew on January 15th. Flight of 4 was led by Poletaev who had some peoblems and couldn`t keep up.. His group was attacked by fighters and all planes were shot down. Pilot Smolyakov and his gunner died right there. Poletaev and his gunner jumped out at low altitude and Kozlov belly-landed in the field.
The second pilot from Spain: Prieto from 101-st fighters regiment did not return home.
My assistant Aljabiev, while i was absent from the rigiment, appointed my gunner Marushkin on the plane with new pilot - Kovtushenko. In the target area Kovtushenko pulled out of the dive so hard that Marushkin got thrown out of his seat... He had time to open his parachute...but germans captured him. Now i don`t have my well trusted guard with me. We were together since Belgorod. Like a family. (Later on Mrushkin managed to escape and came back to our regiment. Author.).
In the early morning of January 26th 92nd regiment sent out on the "hunting mission" 6 planes, solo flight. The weather was pretty bad, visibility is extreamly poor. As a result...disaster. We lost Ivan Ivanovich Kozlov and his gunner...plane plunged into the ground, due to poor visibility. Old fighter, very well respected ... we will dearly miss him. Two evenings in the row our pilots were giving him their best regards. People are dying because of superiors.
We can bury our friends on the rare occasion... more and more without funeral. Our infantry is much worse: pushing their bodies with bulldozers at the bottom bomb craters or any other holes and not even looking at the documents.
Kovshikov is commander of 92-nd regiment. I remember, when he arrived he still had old buttonholes traces from three cubes - rank of 1st lieutenant. How could he be appointed to the rank of regiment commander? There was no doubt that he knew someone "above". He took a great risk sending people out on January 26th, all because he wanted to show his loyalty to his superiors. And he will do the same later, not once...
4.02.44.
Poletaev had to fly low because of the clouds..as a result he cought corner of church and crashed his plane. Hmm...looks like our old guys are giving in.
Grunia arrived to her mom...she`s been much nicer to me latey. I sent her 8000 roubles.
My ducmuments were sent out for a fourth award of Red Banner.
Our favourite division commander Baidukov was prpmoted to the corp commander. Commander for 91st regiment lieutenant colonel Levadnyj will be replacing him.
Our regiment lives in village Nehvorosch. Almost every night squadron commanders: me, Beregovoi, Koreshkov and the navigator of our regiment major Kuzin are playing cards. Some times we celebrate birthdays- fake ones...just to get drunk.
On February1st i led group to Belaya Zerkov first, then south of it...Mironovka. On the way back rain and fog made flying near impossible... With great effort we found our base and landed.
Folks at the village are pretty good...but too many fleas, they are eating us alive.
Our regiment managed to gather 10 planes in the flyable condition...but not long ago we had only 3...and for quiet some time."
More to come /i/smilies/16x16_smiley-happy.gif
Regards,
VFC*Crazyivan
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"No matter how good the violin may be, much depends on the violinist. I always felt respect for an enemy pilot whose plane I failed to down." Ivan Kozhedub