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I got too busy this morning and totally forgot. It has been a very long week.

 

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Beriev MBR-3 captured by Finnish troops February 1943 WIKI
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I found some pretty detailed information about this airplane in Zablotsky and Salnikov's book on the MBR-2.
This MBR-2-M-34 (serial number 3136) was captured on February 16, 1942 on the Svir River during a ground (counter-?) offensive. The aircraft was listed in LeLv12 as VV-185. It had no Finnish swastikas painted on it (only red stars were covered with paint), just yellow stripes and flight number NA-2 (only on the starboard side). The Finns flew this plane for less than 9 hours, and it was used for bombing and leafleting. On November 4, 1943 it was sent for repair, but due to lack of spare parts for the engine and heavy wear and tear it was decommissioned on November 30, 1943.

 

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Junkers Ju 87B Picchiatelli RA 97 Gruppo 239Sa Lonate Pozzolo Lombardy prior to the Albania campaign 1940 ASBIZ