Pe-8´s operational use against Finland?

[durb]

According to what I have read the heavy Petlyakov Pe-8 bombers took part in the bombings of Helsinki during February 1944. One Pe-8 was supposedly shot down by a German nightfighter (Ebgerd Jaaks, JG 302) over Helsinki on the night of 26.-27.2.1944. I wonder if this is confirmed by Soviet sources (that a Pe-8 was lost or went missing on the night mission over Helsinki 26/27.2.1944)?

I have been told that one Pe-8 would have force-landed erlier in Finland during the Continuation War, but not further details. Does anyone know when that happened and to what it was connected?

[peeved]

According to http://www.tyrmistynyt.info/q/75tzx8f3b8bsd307.html on 10 August 1941 a Pe-8 returning from bombing mission to Berlin made a forced landing at Rutumi, apparently with casualties since a memorial plaque for Soviet aviators involved from 1985 is mentioned.

Markus

[peeved]

One Pe-8 was supposedly shot down by a German nightfighter (Ebgerd Jaaks, JG 302) over Helsinki on the night of 26.-27.2.1944. I wonder if this is confirmed by Soviet sources (that a Pe-8 was lost or went missing on the night mission over Helsinki 26/27.2.1944)?

Dunno but at 2338 hours two Finnish AA batteries observed a four-engined aircraft crash into sea South of Santahamina. (Tutkien käyttö pääkaupunkiseudun ilmatorjunnan osana jatkosodassa by Ville Kauppi)

[peeved]

Names of the August '41 crash fatalities, surviving crew members etc. info at http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuvostoli ... _Rutumissa

[Juha Tompuri]

According to http://www.tyrmistynyt.info/q/75tzx8f3b8bsd307.html on 10 August 1941 a Pe-8 returning from bombing mission to Berlin made a forced landing at Rutumi, apparently with casualties since a memorial plaque for Soviet aviators involved from 1985 is mentioned.

Hi,

Check this thread:
Here:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... it#p994681
and here on:
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... &start=150

On 11.08.41 had force landed TB-7 (Pe-8)

More like fell down than force landed.
Seems that the pilot (Panfilov) had been killed and the co-pilot (Antipov) bailed out before the crash

The plane crashed at Lapinjärvi at the village of Rudom at 3.10 a.m. after returning from the bombing run over Berlin.

The crew had participated in unsuccesfull attack on Berlin

Yes, Panfilov & the crew never made to Berlin.
Rudom = Rutumi (in finnish)

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t#p1666107

Regards, Juha