Medvedya
Master Sergeant
I was wondering if you guys have any information on the Soviet Pe-8 raids to Berlin. How successful were they and what kind of losses did the Soviet bombers suffer?
The Pe-8
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carpenoctem1689
Airman 1st Class
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- Sep 10, 2005
I dont have any information that i could post, but i remember reading somewhere, or i think i remember correctly, that the initial raids were very succesful, as in the bombs were dropped on the city, with few losses. However as the raids increased in frequency, the losses started to mount, split between fighters and AA and AAA, though i think the anit-aircraft guns got more kills than the fighters, the skies over berlin controlled by the allies.
I believe this link should contain a good enough story.
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/3351/campaigns/russrd.html
It's got just about everything about the Soviet raids on Berlin. The main problem appears to the engine of their airplane being unreliable, as as the commander complained about it to Stalin.
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/3351/campaigns/russrd.html
It's got just about everything about the Soviet raids on Berlin. The main problem appears to the engine of their airplane being unreliable, as as the commander complained about it to Stalin.
Vahe Demirjian
Banned
Five Petlyakov Pe-8s were lost in combat in the first wave of Pe-8 raids on Berlin, nine more suffered engine malfunctions (Petlyakov Pe-8 - Wikipedia).
Vahe Demirjian
Banned
Did you know that one Pe-8 was used by Soviet foreign affairs commissar/minister (NOTE: all people's commissariats became ministries in 1946) Vyacheslav Molotov to fly to London and Washington DC for discussions on opening up a second front in Western Europe against the Nazis, thinking that a two-front war would create so much work for Hitler's armies.
Yes, the aircraft did not fly to London, however, but landed at RAF Tealing, Angus, Scotland. In April 1942, Molotov arrived there aboard one to sign a treaty with his British opposite Antony Eden. This base was subsequently used as a transit stop by the Soviet delegation aboard the Pe-8 before flying to the United States.
I just noticed, the image at the head of the Wiki page is taken at Tealing- note the 56 OTU Hurricanes in the background. Here's a clearer picture:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f8/6a/1f/f86a1fb9cb78888655e19987fedc3cab.jpg
fubar57
General
Another shot of the aircraft in Tealing...The TB-7 Nr 42066 was bringing Vyacheslav Molotov in in Scotland
Note the de Havilland DH.93 Don in the background. I was scratching my head thinking, tail's too pointy for a Spitfire...
Hi Grant. The caption is calling it a Hornet Moth and I tend to agree as I feel certain I'm seeing a top wing. The aircraft behind the Moth is interfering with the nose outline...
Eagle eye
