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Surzhenko's I-16 (72SAP)
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KL
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« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2011, 06:13:21 PM »

Safonov and Kovalenko's I-16 Type 24 "Za Stalina"







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« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2011, 08:23:35 PM »

one more with whole inscription



All photos were taken by war correspondent Yevgeniy Haldey on July 06, 1941





A well known photo montage





S. Surzhenko, 72th SAP VVS SF:





V. P. Pokrovskiy, later HSU, same 72th SAP VVS SF:
 




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« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2011, 10:12:53 AM »

Great pics, thank you konstantin.
it's a shame we do not have pics of the other side, neither 11 or 13
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Massimo Tessitori
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« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2011, 08:29:54 AM »

A clarification: is the so-photographed pilot Safonov, and the plane of Kovalenko 'Za Stalina' chosen for the photos only because it was more beautiful?
Then, what is SAP for? Not a fighter unit?
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« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2011, 04:19:28 PM »

I believe S = ground attack (Shturmoviki) in the same way that I = fighter/destroyer (Istrebitelyi); therefore, SAP instead of the more familiar IAP.

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« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2011, 05:20:19 PM »

just a bit of correction: S (C) = smeshannyj (mixed); Sh (Ш) = shturmovyj (ground attack) 

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« Reply #21 on: September 19, 2011, 06:57:50 PM »

Thank you
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« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2011, 09:20:30 PM »

just a bit of correction: S (C) = smeshannyj (mixed); Sh (Ш) = shturmovyj (ground attack) 

Boris

Thank you, Boris! I couldn't really imagine the I-16 being used for pure ground attack service, but to be used as an escort for ground attack planes in a mixed squadron makes much better sense.

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« Reply #23 on: September 20, 2011, 07:51:00 AM »

Massimo,
Boris is right:  SAP stends for "Smeshanii Aviatsionii Polk" = Mixed Aviation Regiment

At the begining of the GPW, 72 SAP had 4 fighter and 1 bomber squadrons ("eskadrilia") and had 49 fighters (28 I-15bis, 17 I-153 and 4 I-16s) and 11 SB bombers.
from:http://sk16.ru/vvssf.shtml

I-16s comprised 4th squadron, SB bombers 5th squadron.

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« Reply #24 on: September 20, 2011, 11:45:06 AM »

Thank you Konstantin.
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