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ionionescu |
Posted: December 29, 2010 01:23 pm
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I need help with identification of the pilots names (the two Eiserne Kreuz 1. Klasse decorated officers may be known to the ARR experts), ranks, uniforms model, branch of service, any information or comment is appreciated.
Thanks! On the back rights: 1944 Campania din Moldova / FLOTILA 1 INF. / Cpt. LEB??AOV?? ALEX / Lt.av. COLEȘ PETRE Photo source is an Russian forum where I am active, I use the photo with the owners consent. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This post has been edited by ionionescu on December 29, 2010 01:44 pm |
ionionescu |
Posted: January 03, 2011 02:31 pm
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Here is what I could figure out by myself, the soldiers are numerated from left to right.
01. M1930 coat, rank ”Segent”, branch ??? 02. M1934 overcoat, rank ”Ofițer echipaj cls. III”, branch - possibly yellow collar tabs, Recunoaștere (Recon) 03. M1934 coat, rank ”Ofițer echipaj cls. III”, branch - possibly yellow collar tabs, Recunoaștere (Recon) (wears Pilot Badge) 04. M ???? overcoat, rank ”Ofițer echipaj cls. I”, branch ??? 05. M1934 coat, rank ???, branch - possibly yellow collar tabs, Recunoaștere (Recon) 06. M1939 coat, rank ???, branch ??? 07. M1939 coat, rank ”Căpitan” (on the back writes Cpt. Leb?dov Alex), branch ??? (wears Pilot and Observer Badge) 08. M1934 overcoat, rank ???, branch - possibly yellow collar tabs, Recunoaștere (Recon) 09. M1934 overcoat, rank ”Ofițer echipaj cls. III”, branch ??? 10. M1939 coat, rank ”Locotenent” (on the back writes Lt. av. Coleș Petre), branch ??? 11. M ???? overcoat, rank ???, branch ??? Please spot any mistakes in my description, or add any information, no matter how small or apparently insignificant. Thank you! |
Dénes |
Posted: January 03, 2011 06:27 pm
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At the beginning of the Soviet Campaign, Lt. av. Alex. Petre Lebidov was member of Esc. 20 obs. Gen. Dénes |
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ionionescu |
Posted: January 04, 2011 06:37 pm
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Thank you, Mr. Deneș, for the information! I found additional information in: Modelism magazine, no.1 (60) from 1998, In an article about I.A.R.39 written by Mr. Dan Antoniu, I found the following information about Flotila 1 Inf. and Lt. av. Coleș Petre: Flotila 1 Informații was based in Iași and was composed from Escadrila 19, 20, 21 and 22 Observație, equiped with I.A.R.39. The same article mentions lt. Coleș Petre was an air observer in Esc. 21 Obs., on 6 July 1941 above Hotin, his I.A.R.39 was taken under fire by an soviet Polikarpov ”I-16 Rata”, which killed the pilot slt. av. Cherciu Gheorghe, machine gunner serg. Neamțu Petre succumbed to his wounds next night at Dorohoi hospital. Lt. Coleș Petre successfully crash landed the badly damaged I.A.R.39 in friendly territory. Esc. 21 Obs. commander was cpt. Paraschiv Gheorghe. Regards! |
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