Eastern Front 1941 Pt.3: SUAC I-16 Type 24

[comrade harps]

Socialist Unity Aviation Collective I-16 Type 24
a/c 1, personal mount of Wing Commander Elisha Levi, Shalom Berman Wing, Crimean Defence Force/Air Force (CDF/AF)
Belbeck, Crimea, early November, 1941



Closely aligned with the Socialist Union, the Jewish nation of Crimea declared its independence from Soviet Russia on 23 November, 1927, during the Second Russian Civil War/The War Against Stalinism. In return for support against Stalin, Trotsky made deals with numerous ethnic minorities enabling them to establish varying levels of autonomy from Moscow, including national sovereignty, but with strings attached such as military and economic alliances. Successful in reducing Stalin's area of control to the TransCaucases, Crimea and the Socialist Union enjoyed mutually beneficial relations in the post-civil war era. When the European Axis countries declared war on the Socialist Union and many of its aligned its neighbouring states on 22 June, 1941, Crimea was among those targeted; and Nazi Germany had a special place in Hell for the majority Jewish nation, which fought to defend itself against overwhelming odds with rarely seen, but ultimately failed, vigor.




Wing Commander Elisha Levi was a highly respected and decorated pilot. An ethnic Crimean Krymchak, Levi joined the embryonic CDF/AF during the Crimean War of Independence and earned a reputation as a natural leader and aerial sharp-shooter. Levi was the Wing Commander of the Shalom Berman Wing at the time of Operation Barbarossa, which was named after the Soviet Army Air Force mechanic and Krymchak Hero of the Socialist Union who was a leader of an uprising against Stalinist control at Belbeck.




By early November Levi had built up an impressive kill tally and his aircraft was adorned with 6.5 kill credits. These were 5.5 Luftwaffe claims (two Hs 1126As, a Fi 156A, a Ju-87B, a Bf 109E and another '109 shared) and 1 from the Regia Aeronautica (a Regianne Re.1901). The types that Levi achieved victory over reflect the kinds of tactical missions that the Shalom Berman Wing conducted; these included frontline air defence, close air support, battlefield area interdiction and armed reconnaissance. The plane also featured the Wing's badge on its red painted tail rudder and had the spinner and undercarriage covers also painted red to identify his Wing Commander position.



Wing Commander Levi was killed in action on 9 November, 1941, shot down by German flak at low altitude while leading a strike mission against Wehrmacht artillery positions. He was badly wounded by shrapnel and his plane burst into flames as it crashed into trees near Tankove. Wing Commander Elisha Levi was posthumously awarded both the Crimean Medal of Valor and the Hero of the Socialist Union decorations.

[PR19_Kit]

Veeeery interesting and inventive back story there. 

[Sport21ing]

Cool story - *Like*

By the way, what's the situation of countries in the following fronts in your WW2?

Portugal - Pacific (Their aircarft show be mostly british-made, unless their are P-38)
Spain - Pacific/Europe
Sweden - Europe
Thailand - Pacific
Kingdom of Italy - Pacific
Ireland - Pacific/Europe
Phillipines - Pacific (post-liberation)

And about these aircraft, are they possible to show up?

Beechcraft A-38 Grizzly
Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK
Columbia XJL
Sikorsky R-4, 5 and 6
JB-2 Loon
P-61C/E Black Widow
Bell P-63D/E Kingcobra
North American P-82 Twin Mustang
B-24N Liberator
B-32 Dominator
SC-1 Seahawk
AD-1/2 Skyraider
AM-1 Mauler
TBM-4 Avenger
PBJ-1 Superfortress
PV-2D Harpon
Boeing F8B
Douglas TB2D Skypirate
FR-1 Fireball
Avro Lincoln
FV-1 Hellcat (Canadian made Hellcat)
Bristol Brigand
De Havilland Hornet
De Havilland Sea Mosquito
Junkers Ju-88 (France/Spain)

sry for been to long, but i'm so excited and curious

[zenrat]

Gorgeous camo.

[Captain Canada]

Nice build and nice story ! Too bad he was killed so early in the conflict, imagine what he could have done with the next generation of fighters under him !

[comrade harps]

You've got me thinking now

Replies in bold.

By the way, what's the situation of countries in the following fronts in your WW2?

Portugal - Pacific (Their aircarft show be mostly british-made, unless their are P-38) How about a Portugese B-25 or PBJ operating out of Darwin?
Spain - Pacific/Europe  See http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,28474.msg427067.html#msg427067
Sweden - Europe Got the decals but never the interest in neutrals.
Thailand - Pacific This gives me an idea for my UC-61 Forwarder kit. Just need the decals. I do have a Thai CAC Boomerang, though.
Kingdom of Italy - Pacific No idea, but I do have a vague idea for German New Guinea in WW2.
Ireland – Pacific/Europe I do have the Irish Gladiator decals, but no thoughts as yet on how they could be used.
Phillipines - Pacific (post-liberation) Got the decals and they're destined for a 1960s Super Pinto whif (but it's not really a Super Pinto)

How about A Mexican P-40N in the Pacific? http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,32362.msg500809.html#msg500809
Or an Argentine P-47D vs Japan, 1946: http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,31495.msg500565.html#msg500565
And the South African Corsair on Okinawa at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,32682.msg507157.html#msg507157

And about these aircraft, are they possible to show up?

Beechcraft A-38 Grizzly
Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK
Columbia XJL Had to look that one up. Dunno. Haven't built a Duck yet either.
Sikorsky R-4, 5 and 6
JB-2 Loon Have been toying with the idea of air or sea launched Loon supporting the invasion of Japan in 1946
P-61C/E Black Widow Dunno, but gotta have drop tanks and be bombed up: maybe RNZAF? I do have a F7F-3 in the stash for the RNZAF.
Bell P-63D/E Kingcobra But I do have a Chinese P-63C at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,36829.msg593736.html#msg593736
North American P-82 Twin Mustang Also RNZAF I think.
B-24N Liberator
B-32 Dominator
SC-1 Seahawk
AD-1/2 Skyraider Built a couple of later models decades ago but must revisit. RAAF or French Indo China? Chinese Nationalists?
AM-1 Mauler
TBM-4 Avenger Mine's Royal Australian Navy vs North Korea, 1950.
PBJ-1 Superfortress PBJ-1 is the USMC B-25 Mitchell. I do have plans – RNZAF or Portugese?
PV-2D Harpoon Maybe this could be Phillipino?
Boeing F8B
Douglas TB2D Skypirate
FR-1 Fireball
Avro Lincoln
FV-1 Hellcat (Canadian made Hellcat) Well, I do have a Brazillian F6F-6 at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,32896.msg511668.html#msg511668 and a Canadian F4U http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,37288.msg603670.html#msg603670
[url]Bristol Brigand
De Havilland Hornet Mine's Egyptian
De Havilland Sea Mosquito
Junkers Ju-88 (France/Spain) France did have Ju-88s, so may be in French Ju-88s in Indo China or Algeria?

sry for been to long, but i'm so excited and curious

[Sport21ing]

You've got me thinking now

Replies in bold.

By the way, what's the situation of countries in the following fronts in your WW2?

Portugal - Pacific (Their aircarft show be mostly british-made, unless their are P-38) How about a Portugese B-25 or PBJ operating out of Darwin?
Spain - Pacific/Europe  See http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,28474.msg427067.html#msg427067
Sweden - Europe Got the decals but never the interest in neutrals.
Thailand - Pacific This gives me an idea for my UC-61 Forwarder kit. Just need the decals. I do have a Thai CAC Boomerang, though.
Kingdom of Italy - Pacific No idea, but I do have a vague idea for German New Guinea in WW2.
Ireland – Pacific/Europe I do have the Irish Gladiator decals, but no thoughts as yet on how they could be used.
Phillipines - Pacific (post-liberation) Got the decals and they're destined for a 1960s Super Pinto whif (but it's not really a Super Pinto)

How about A Mexican P-40N in the Pacific? http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,32362.msg500809.html#msg500809
Or an Argentine P-47D vs Japan, 1946: http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,31495.msg500565.html#msg500565
And the South African Corsair on Okinawa at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,32682.msg507157.html#msg507157

And about these aircraft, are they possible to show up?

Beechcraft A-38 Grizzly
Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK
Columbia XJL Had to look that one up. Dunno. Haven't built a Duck yet either.
Sikorsky R-4, 5 and 6
JB-2 Loon Have been toying with the idea of air or sea launched Loon supporting the invasion of Japan in 1946
P-61C/E Black Widow Dunno, but gotta have drop tanks and be bombed up: maybe RNZAF? I do have a F7F-3 in the stash for the RNZAF.
Bell P-63D/E Kingcobra But I do have a Chinese P-63C at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,36829.msg593736.html#msg593736
North American P-82 Twin Mustang Also RNZAF I think.
B-24N Liberator
B-32 Dominator
SC-1 Seahawk
AD-1/2 Skyraider Built a couple of later models decades ago but must revisit. RAAF or French Indo China? Chinese Nationalists?
AM-1 Mauler
TBM-4 Avenger Mine's Royal Australian Navy vs North Korea, 1950.
PBJ-1 Superfortress PBJ-1 is the USMC B-25 Mitchell. I do have plans – RNZAF or Portugese?
PV-2D Harpoon Maybe this could be Phillipino?
Boeing F8B
Douglas TB2D Skypirate
FR-1 Fireball
Avro Lincoln
FV-1 Hellcat (Canadian made Hellcat) Well, I do have a Brazillian F6F-6 at http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,32896.msg511668.html#msg511668 and a Canadian F4U http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,37288.msg603670.html#msg603670
[url]Bristol Brigand
De Havilland Hornet Mine's Egyptian
De Havilland Sea Mosquito
Junkers Ju-88 (France/Spain) France did have Ju-88s, so may be in French Ju-88s in Indo China or Algeria?

sry for been to long, but i'm so excited and curious

Yes, thank you for answering

- About Portugal, was long was the aircraft was given by the British, we are ok, since Portugal was not anti-american, but was not friendly with them
- About Spain, they possition on the Pacific, since in 1943, they where so anti-japanese that even propose to the US an 2ºnd Blue Division to be send there in OTL, and the reason of the Junkers 88 where because Germany gave some to them and other's where internet after the war in OTL, in ATL, Germany gaved old bombers away to friendly nation's for them to have more modern aircraft
- About Italy in the Pacific, there was a OTL proposal by the British to use some of the Italian fleet in the Mediterranean to the Pacific (but the ships where designed to be only operated in the Mediterranean, so it's a now), BUT, some Italians subs did where sent to Japan OTL (when they where Axis), and there was a proposal of CANT Z.1007 been used there

I have seen your former work, and I loved, and that's why I am asking these question to end my curiososity

About the P-63, that variant I mentioned where cancelled in OTL, and I was thinking about those I mentioned
About the PBJ-1, sry, I meant the P2B Superfortress
About the Hellcat, something like you made with your Australian-made Hurricane, with local mods or something, to fight in Hokkaido for exemple

About every thing else I didn't mentioned, it's your ATL, do what ever you want, I was asking about those in particular to "kill" my curiosity.

Thx for the reply