Fly with the 216th Mixed Aviation Division!

[Brano]

Brano, that was very tragic

It was indeed :D

At the end it was only Myrio and me flying together. Unfortunately he had some troubles with net connection so he called it a day and left. We had nice chat together. You are great bunch, I'll do some more flying with you for sure

[216th_Xenos]

Hey guys, 

 

We have our Thursday training mission this evening at 19UTC with the JG52. They're always good fun and we last time involved us overwhelming the 109s with a swarm of LaGGs.

 

Come along if you can. 

 

We will be on the JG52 TS. (PM for the details of it).

[RedBravo65]

TS is back up now btw

 

What TS address are you talking about?  I'd like to join in on this at some point.

[RedBravo65]

Do you guys (216th) have a dedicated Pe-2 squadron?  I'd be interested in learning to fly this aircraft as a team with others and do some bombing.  If not, can you tell me who may be flying the Pe-2 as a group?

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Hi RedBravo! While we don't have a dedicated Pe-2 squadron per se, the 216th pilots constantly take the Pe-2 into battle as a group (ie bomber formation + fighter escort) for bomber and attack missions, employing Soviet combat tactics and all that.

 

Check out the Discord link on my signature, we post information for future flights there so you can fly with us and see if you like it

[Brano]

Sorry guys,I didnt make it yesterday. Too many beers to take care of 

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

To the pilots, news about this Thursday's training:

 

First EU mission this week Thursday 28 April 15h00 EDT ( http://www.thetimenow.com/)

Max 32 players

Situation : The 64th Army is still fighting fiercely for defending Novomaksimovsky but they are desperately in need of ammo for the AA gun. The supply is coming from Kumovka in barge toward the railway for unloading.

Mission: AXIS will harass the sector of Novomaksimovsky and sink the barge.

VVS will CAP Novomaksimovsky and CAP the barge may use ground opportunity if air superiority achieved.

Execution: Phase 1 5min + 10min Briefing

Phase 2 45min +60min Mission

Phase 3 5-min + 10min Debrief

If you are interested in one side tell me. We used the OKL and the 216th for coordinatin purpose.

For the AXIS Side

1.4./JG52 Manu
2.4./JG52
3.4./JG52
4.4./JG52
5.5./ZG1
16.

For the VVS Side

1.55IAP
2.55IAP
3.216th
4.216th
16.

We will use our own TS channel for the event.

 

Everyone, 216th or not, is welcome to join. Please notify your intentions on this thread or on the event's dedicated thread.

 

Let it be very clear that this barge will make it to Novomaksimovskiy, regardless of what they throw at us!

[216th_Peterla]

I will be there; that's my 23:00.

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

From the 55th Fighter Aviation Regiment and the 216th Mixed Aviation Division, we congratulate you with Victory Day!

 

55 IAP fought the war from the first day in the skies over Moldova as part of the 20th Mixed Aviation Division. Upon joining the 216th Fighter Aviation Division (later 216th Mixed Aviation Division and 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division), already 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, the regiment and the division fought up until the very last day of the war, meeting the victory near Prague.

 

Let's honour their service in this war where the people from all over the world, from the Soviet Union to the United States, through Germany, France, Spain, Brazil, Australia and beyond, joined their forces in whatever ways they could - in armies, as partisants and resistance fighters, in factories, hospitals - to defeat the Nazism and Fascism which threatened the world.

 

As written by Aleksandr Pokryshkin:

The 24^th of June… Gloomy morning. But the colour of red banners, the shine from medals on uniforms, shiny swords and metals from the orchestra, the bells and chimes from the Kremlin opened the skies and brightened the clouds.
 
Marching in Front columns across the rows of victors, feeling the elbows and shoulders of those next to them, we felt our close friends standing far away from the borders of Moscow right now.
 
The Victory Parade – the parade of victors. Our country received a report from its army and honoured it. In the marching Front rows marched generals and soldiers, infantrymen, artillerists, pilots, decorated with Gold Stars, the Orders of Victory, Lenin, Red Banner, Suvorov, Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Nakhimov, Glory… They bore the banners covered in the glory of numerous battles, shining with the rays of the the Great Victory.
 
I have been chosen to bear the banner of the First Ukrainian Front. Clutching its staff in my hands, I thought instead of our Division’s banner, decorated with four Orders.
 
When the column passed near the Mausoleum of Vladimir Il'ych Lenin, all eyes and minds were turned towards the founder of the Communist Party. Under its leadership, we won. You could only hear the accurate blows from marching steps, the music and the rustling of flags overhead. Once we passed the Mausoleum, the banner was taken from my hand and somebody invited me to join the stand with the guests to watch the parade from above. In these minutes I was able to see, feel and appreciate myself this wonderful historical triumph.
 
Two hundred soldiers approached the Mausoleum and threw two hundred banners of the German armies, divisions and regiments at its foot. These were banners of shameful aggression, of crookery, of violence. I saw rumbling beyond me powerful self-propelled guns, tanks, tractors, cars – our strength, made with the power of people. I saw beneath me the representatives of Allied armies, of our friendly neighbours.
 
I looked at the bubbling Red Square, at the dense wall of Muscovites and thought: will the world and humanity ever forget how much did this victory over Hitlerism cost? Will the humans of this planet take the hard lessons of this terrifying – both for us and for those who started it – war?
 
Will people ever forget how much blood was spilled during these years, how many graves are scattered on the ground from the Volga to the Spree and in the battlefields of multiple European countries?
 
They won’t forget…! They must not forget!

 

 

Pilots of the 55th Fighter Aviation Regiment in the spring of 1941, before the war. Only a handful survived to see the war's end, among which are Valentin Figichyov (left to right, second sitting) and Aleksandr Pokryshkin (left to right, fourth sitting).

 

55 IAP pilots with a MiG-3, 1942

 

Aleksandr Pokryshkin in the summer of 1943, Kuban.

 

Aleksandr Klubov, Grigoriy Rechkalov, Andrei Trud and Boris Glinka with Rechkalov's P-39N, summer of 1944.

 

 

Resulting from the exceptional results and service of the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Division and its regiments, commander Aleksandr Pokryshkin had the honour of bearing the banner of the First Ukrainian Front during the very first Victory Parade on the 24th of June 1945.

 

С Днём Победы, 216-я!

Edited May 9, 2016 by 55IAP_Lucas_From_Hell

[216th_Peterla]

My sincere congratulations to them, for the effort and high losses they pay for such a final price. Hopefully will be not in vane but Europe worries me day by day.

Edited May 9, 2016 by 216th_Peterla

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

The 216th Mixed Aviation Division is flying a Moscow mission today at 19:00 UTC. Send me a PM if you'd like to join, there is plenty of space!

[707shap_Srbin]

55 IAP in the sky of MoldavianSSR, june 1941:

http://forum.aviaskins.com/showthread.php?t=3677

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Pilots looking for regular flying, who want to learn and execute tactics while fighting in an organised group, come join 55 IAP!

 

We currently fly on public servers and weekly coop events, and there are lots of spots for new pilots.

 

 

To Berlin!

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Preview: the new LaGG-3s for 55 IAP, by Myrio.

 

 

 

To those interested in flying together, please send me a PM to join our Thursday mission at 1900 UTC for the TeamSpeak details

[216th_Peterla]

Nice rides Lucas. Let me know when are they ready and I will update the VVS thread with the new download link.

Regards,

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Here you go, Peterla: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9I9A7xIeg4Vd0I2TF8wUEttaUk&usp=drive_web

[Blakhart]

For participation and support in TAW test stage:

( new war: http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/23728-1st-tactical-air-war-registration-topic/ )

 

[Reaperr]

Hello to everyone I'm would like to join your squadron. I am little noob in proper dogfight, but not new with flight sims. I'm living in England. if you need extra pilot please drop me PM.

[216th_Xenos]

Sent you a PM Bear.

[ShephardCSAF_Shephard]

Hi Lucas I wanted add to 216.I flew FNBF but now I'm on the TAW. I am a lone wolf.As I fly mainly Peshka. Or il2. Like the fact that I boosted your advice in the TAW or the Air war. Thank you.

Edited July 27, 2016 by CSAF_Shephard

[216th_Xenos]

Sent you a PM Shepard.

[Lusekofte]

Looks like my new stick and collective is coming this weekend, got two weeks more at work, then 11 days home and then 10 days in crete and then 3 weeks at work. My point is I am maybe operational for a little bit this weekend and then for 10 days in august. Man, I cannot wait testing the new setup

[216th_Xenos]

Sounds good Luse I'm busy tomorrow evening but will hopefully find time the rest of the weekend.

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Welcome aboard, Shephard!

 

Great to hear that Luse, I have family visiting this weekend but I'll join you in August.

[Chief_Mouser]

Haven't been on multiplayer for a few weeks - what's the plan for flying in the near future?

Cheers.

[216th_Xenos]

Good to have you back Cat, we are mostly sticking to TAW server and TS at the moment. I won't be on this evening, maybe tomorrow. 

[Nocke]

Cat, my proposal would be to coordinate joint visits to TAW via the discord channel. We had a lot of fun there recently.

[Chief_Mouser]

Cat, my proposal would be to coordinate joint visits to TAW via the discord channel. We had a lot of fun there recently.

 

Discord works for me. Looks like it's been a bit quiet on there lately though.

Cheers.

[Nocke]

talking about the 216th discord server, you too? Not the elder one for FNBF.

[Chief_Mouser]

talking about the 216th discord server, you too? Not the elder one for FNBF.

 

Aha! Didn't know we had one. No wonder no-one's been talking to me

Can you send me an invite or link or whatever? Thanks.

[707shap_Srbin]

http://forum.il2sturmovik.ru/topic/4831-poisk-informacii-po-aerodromam-na-kubani-i-kerch/?do=findComment&comment=450319

[Chief_Mouser]

Aha! Wish I could read Russian (not really - I struggle with all languages) but I see there's some good stuff regarding the airfields on there. Including Kerch, which had been eluding me.

Cheers.

[707shap_Srbin]

Look on the last post - there is 3 photos of 16giap aircrafts, with A.Pokryshkin, and image of 216 SAD command post.

[6./ZG26_Loke]

S!

 

I usually flies on Fridays from approx 1900Z (summertime), will that work out or is the sky empty?

I prefer flying ground attack and bombers, and both for Jerry side as well as Soviet side, meaning it will be a bit sad only flying Soviet side.

[216th_Lucas_From_Hell]

Loke, you can join up whenever you see any of us on TS, and no need to stop flying them Luftwaffles. The easiest way to find someone to fly with is to go on the Discord channel, click on #fly_together and announce your intentions

[6./ZG26_Loke]

Will take a look the coming Friday, ty mate!

 

[Brano]

http://forum.il2sturmovik.ru/topic/4831-poisk-informacii-po-aerodromam-na-kubani-i-kerch/?do=findComment&comment=450319

You can write to Mcfris that from those 4 photos of messers,1.,3. and 4. are Slovak Air Arms of 13./JG52 (slowakisches). Easily recognized by slovak tricolor on prop spinners. Yellow 9 flown by our best fighter ace Jan Reznak Edited September 19, 2016 by Brano

[707shap_Srbin]

You can write to Mcfris that from those 4 photos of messers,1.,3. and 4. are Slovak Air Arms of 13./JG52 (slowakisches). Easily recognized by slovak tricolor on prop spinners. Yellow 9 flown by our best fighter ace Jan Reznak

 

No, I meaned this 3 photos:

 

Kommander of 1st Eskadrilja of 16giap, guards Kapitan A. Pokryshkin, after successfull combat mission. Kuban, april 1943.

 

Dmitrij Glinka is reporting to kommander of 100giap, guards major Klyapin. Kuban, april 1943.

From left to right: Further Heroes of Soviet Union, Ivan Babak, Nikolaj Kudrya, Pavel Berestnev.

 

Technikal crews, together with pilots and Regiment Komannders. Kuban, april 1943. Note RAFIrvin flight suits.

[Brano]

I know. I just went a bit deeper in that thread and saw the post from McFris about JG52 and Hartman and those 4 photos of messers. Just to let him know that those are not blond haired hartmans,but slovak pilots

[6./ZG26_Loke]

Which server and TS channel will I usually be able to find you?

Was online last Friday, but found no one.