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    Icon22 Bed check Charlie or 5 O clock Charley

    I thing the aircraft is a russian Yak-18. Does any one know where on can be found for CFS2? Maybe another aircraft can take it place? I am open to anything. Thanks for any suggestions.

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    I think it was a Polikarpov Po-2
    Matt

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    Icon22 Night Witches

    Quote Originally Posted by aeronca1 View Post
    I think it was a Polikarpov Po-2
    I think the Germans called them night witches.
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    Personally I think the Germans spoke German, so why would they call them night witches. I think they would prefer to call them "Nachthexen" in their own language or officially the 588th Night Bomber Regiment.

    They indeed flew the nimble Polikarpov Po-2.

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    Image from the Russian television series "Night swallows".

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    It was indeed Polikarpov PO-2,
    There's one available at usual places, by Ralf Kreibech, and another at Simviation.com by Vladimir Zhulisky.

    Ttfn

    Pete

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    Yes indeed, the night witches flying PO-2's. For those interested, the "Star Network" - Russian - has a 7 part series on them, actors and storyline fictional, but use period clothing and aircraft. English subtitles are available. There is another 7 part series on the same network about a Yak squadron. both a perspective of the Soviet air war.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PSULLYKEYS View Post
    Yes indeed, the night witches flying PO-2's. For those interested, the "Star Network" - Russian - has a 7 part series on them, actors and storyline fictional, but use period clothing and aircraft. English subtitles are available. There is another 7 part series on the same network about a Yak squadron. both a perspective of the Soviet air war.
    Hi Sully!

    I would love to see those. I'd really like to find: "Devyataev" English title = "Escape from Hell" (2021) https://youtu.be/Y-bFbNrkm4Q

    Russian for "night witches" is: nochnye vedmy

    Cheers:

    Greg
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    Wow, that was impressive Greg, thanks, I hope to also find it.
    PSULLYKEYS

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    The image I posted above came from one of the episodes of the series by StarMedia mentioned by PSULLKEYS

    You can find the series here:https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...Night+swallows

    The English name for the series about the YAK squadron is "attackers". This link will help you to find them: https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...=the+attackers

    Cheers,
    Huub

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