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Title: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: SuBWaYCH on August 06, 2008, 02:40:20 PM

Did any of them see service in the Finland/Soviet wars?

Title: Re: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: Motherland on August 06, 2008, 02:56:48 PM

Apparently, Fencer made a VVS skin for the B25C :)

Title: Re: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: SuBWaYCH on August 06, 2008, 03:01:42 PM

Quote from: Motherland on August 06, 2008, 02:56:48 PM

Apparently, Fencer made a VVS skin for the B25C :)

yes, I do know they saw service because of the lend-lease program. Soviets acquired at least 850 of them.

What I"m looking to see is if they saw service in the Finish/Soviet wars. Trying to make a snapshot idea off of it but I'd like it to be historically accurate.

Title: Re: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: SuBWaYCH on August 06, 2008, 06:38:19 PM

anyone got an ideas? I've searched the intardnet but picked up nothing.

Title: Re: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: Wmaker on August 07, 2008, 01:27:35 PM

I think it's pretty safe to say that there weren't any B-25s on Finnish front.

Title: Re: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: BlauK on August 07, 2008, 01:37:10 PM

Not so safe Wmaker ;)

The Soviet long distance bomb group (ADD) did have some B-25s when they executed those three Night bombing raids against Helsinki in Feb 1944.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Helsinki_in_World_War_II

But that is the only thing I have found. No mention of Mitchels at day time at Finnish front in any of my books I've checked so far. I think ADD flew from Moscow area, so they were not stationed near Finland.

Title: Re: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: Wmaker on August 07, 2008, 02:48:00 PM

Yeah, Blauk is right.

I overlooked the three night bombing raids of Helsinki.

But there wasn't any regular use of B-25s on Finnish front, like the A-20 was used for example. And that plane was mainly used as torpedo bomber/photo recon plane. B-25 could very well be used as "a generic soviet bomber" on snapshots/scenarios on the Finnish front. Because of it's slower speed it would suit better than the A-20 on many occasions.

Title: Re: B-25C's in the Soviet Air Force
Post by: Fencer51 on August 07, 2008, 06:32:27 PM

It always cracks me up when someone says they have "searched the internet".  :lol

There was also an article in a modeling magazine recently on them, I have it around here somewhere...  Well I did, it has relocated to the 'non current project' pile  :huh

Anyway...

http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/ratkin/index.htm

http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/akvilyanov/index.htm

http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/freydson/index.htm