REDVO

=69.GIAP=REDVO
=69.GShap= Training Officer
Rank:
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Starshina
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Qualifications:
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Shapper_Wings
Yap_Carrier
Shap_Carrier
Advance_Carrier
Defensive_Gunnery
Dive_Bomber
Navigator

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Campaigns:
This is the medal of participants of Paland 1939 Campaign

Medal for the Poland 1939 Campaign
This is the medal of participants of Marianas Revenge Campaign

Medal for the Marianas Revenge Campaign
This is the medal of participants of Marianas Campaign

Medal for the Marianas Campaign
This is the medal of participants of Midway 1942 Campaign

Medal for the Midway 1942 Campaign
This is the medal of participants of August Storm Campaign

Medal for the August Storm Campaign
This is the medal of participants of Burma Campaign

Medal for the Burma Campaign
This is the medal of participants of Ostfront Campaign

Medal for the Ostfront Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Stalingrad campaign.
Badge of the Stalingrad Campaign
Medal of the
Stalingrad Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Crimea campaign.
Badge of the Crimea Campaign
Medal of the
Crimea Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our SCW campaign.
Badge of the Spainish Civil War Campaign
Medal of the
SCW Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Italo-Greek campaign.
Badge of the Italo-Greek-War 1940 Campaign
Medal of the
Italo-Greek-War 1940 Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Java campaign.
Badge of the Java Campaign
Medal of the
Java Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Holland campaign.
Badge of the Holland Campaign
Medal of the
Holland Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our St.Mihiel campaign.
Badge of the St.Mihiel Campaign
Medal for the St.Mihiel Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Korea campaign.
Badge of the Korea Campaign
Medal for the Korean Unification Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Kiev campaign.
Badge of the Kiev Campaign
Medal for the Kiev Campaign
This is the medal of the Barcelona campaign.
Badge of the Holland Campaign
Medal for the Barcelona Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Korea UN campaign.
Badge of the Korea UN Campaign
Medal for the Korean UN Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Battle of Zoum campaign.
Badge of the Battle of Zoum Campaign
Medal for the Battle of Zoum Campaign
This is the medal of participants of our Khalkin Gol campaign.
Badge of the Battle of Zoum Campaign
Medal for the Khalkin Gol Campaign

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REDVO's Medals:
Order of the Red Star

Order of the Red Star

REDVO was awarded the Order of the Red Star for his first aerial kill during a sortie.
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Medal of Nakhimov

Medal of Nakhimov

REDVO was awarded the Medal of Nakhimov for successful completion of the Yap Advanced Carrier Training.
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Voroshilov Marksman Badge 2nd Level

Voroshilov Marksman Badge 2nd Level

REDVO was awarded the Voroshilov Marksman Badge 2nd Level for passing the Defensive Gunnery Training #4.
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Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class

Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class

REDVO was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War for his 500 points worth of enemy ground targets.
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Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class

Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class

REDVO was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War for his 3rd aerial kill during a sortie.

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Order of Glory 3rd Class

Order of Glory 3rd Class

Earned during the hard battles over the Crimean skies. Whilst flying a Pe2 and returning from a succesfull dive bombing mission on the Vaynemonium scourge, Redvo in his damaged aircraft & low on ammo, managed to chase off a He111 that was about to torpedo friendly shipping, making him miss.....Out off ammo yet full of bravery for his Motherland, Redvo then flew in 'Close formation' with the enemy bomber for 15 long minutes, allowing his gunner to exchange machinegun fire with the enemy gunners!! Redvo survived......Fritz did not!
Awarded by =69.Giap= (K-P)

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Order of Glory 3rd Class

Order of Glory 2nd Class

REDVO was awarded the Order of Glory 2nd Class for exeptional success in battle. During the mission of 26 November, he destroyed ten of the imperialist's inferior ground vehicles consisting of 3 Shermans, 4 M8 Greyhounds, and 3 M3 Halftracks. This effort contributed greatly to the Motherland's glorious victory over the capitalist horde, and will no doubt further the beautiful cause of collective reunification.
Date of sortie: 01 November 1943 / 11:00

Dec. 01 2008

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Order of Glory 3rd Class

Golden Kite 1st Class

REDVO was awarded the Golden Kite 1st Class for exceptional combat service in the Java campaign.
17 sorties, 4 air kills, 4 ground kills, 11 infrastructure kills.
Awarded by 'The Emperor' himself!
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Order of Glory 3rd Class

Dumbass of the Month Award

Flying an IL2 REDVO was engaged in combat with a BF110, he made a complex 9G maouver & Stenka rammed into him.......Stenka still claims that he was the one rammed.......an investigation is still pending!!!
StMihiel_LegionDeHonneur_ribbon
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Legion de Honneur

REDVO was awarded the Order of the Legion de Honneur for exemplary services during the St. Mihiel - WWI campaign. He achieved 1 aeiral and 29 ground kills.
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StMihiel_LegionDeHonneur_ribbon

Chinese Air Force Wings

REDVO was awarded the Order of the Chinese Air Force Wings for having achieved 2 x enemy air kills, 33 x ground kills, the highest score in ground kills on both sides of the Battle of Zoum campaign.
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StMihiel_LegionDeHonneur_ribbon

Mongolian Wings

Starshina REDVO was awarded the Mongolian Wings during the Khalkin Gol Campaign. In mission #7 he single handed took on a well defended enemy airbase and destroyed three 85mm AAA guns and a Type 94 truck. His I-15bis Chaika was severely damaged but he managed to bring it home in one piece.
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Order of the Red Banner

Order of the Red Banner

REDVO was awarded the Order of Red Banner for 20 ground kills within one persona.
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StMihiel_LegionDeHonneur_ribbon

Order of Alexander Nevsky

For personal initiative, dedication to duty and skillful negotiations as the LNO of multiple Campaigns which resulted in bonding of the 69.GIAP's.

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Order of Kutuzov 3rd Class

Order of Kutuzov 3rd Class

For initiative displayed in combat operations by shooting down five planes in a single mission during the Midway Campaign and inflicting severe losses on an enemy as the result of a sudden and daring attack.

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REDVO's Story:

 

Reorgy Dimitri Voristenko

=69.GIAP=REDVO
=69.Giap=Redvo

Born in 1901 in Duma, a settlement in the Irkutsk area. He completed his basic flying trg in the Bataysk Military Flying School in 1935. He was then posted with the =69.Giap=.

Redvo Il-2
Redvo on an early morning mission with the 69.Giap


For Starshina Redvo, the romance & chivalry of the skies are a myth & a load of bullocks! The message he drums into our 69.GIAP Shap Pilots (Ground Attack) is simple, savage & cruel: You are not a fighter, so don't get any false illusions, don't look for a fight, look for a clear gap in the enemies defences. Your 'priority' and 'mission' is to destroy the enemies army and ground war capabilities....halting them dead on their traks! This will allow our troops to bravely and gloriously advance in a hope of winning this war!
If you ever have to engage an enemy aircraft, make sure that you shoot the enemy in the back before he even knows that you are there and don't stop shooting until his wings blow off! If not....you will burn miserably in your cockpit!

As the grim years of the Second World War in the Eastern Front go by, the destruction of our enemies ground forces is the Shap's priority. We must achieve this, with the minimal loss to our pilots, aircraft & resources. Whether clearing the path for our brave advancing Mongolian troops or halting the enemies big push, you will carry out your orders, maintain discipline, protect your wing & strive to return alive...so that 'you' and 'your aircraft' may get to fly another Glorious mission for our beloved Motherland!

Redvo's combat skills began quite some time ago, learning the 'basics' like 'how to take off' & 'Basic Combat Maneuvers' from that malingering Cossack himself and all those friendly Shappers who always offered to help, whenever needed. Finally and through hard work, he achieved his wings & proudly remembers how during his home leave, he was received as a local hero in his home town, his mother wept with pride, bless her!

Now a veteran of many campaigns, Redvo still remembers those early days of the 'Spanish Civil War', flying as a Rookie with his comrades in those antiquated aircraft, against the modern might of the Nationalist Air force, the Legion Condor & those Italian Fascisti's!!! His first aerial victory was achieved in this campaign, operating from Zaragoza & on a routine Gttk mission, he managed with the help of his squad mates to shoot down a Legion Condor Bf109.

Redvo in I-153 - SCW
Redvo Gttking a fascist convoy during the SCW

Since those early days, Starshina Redvo, with the aid of the 'Poodle' (his gunner) are now part of the Shap Trg Wing, training, reviewing & qualifying new Shap ground attack pilots in our interesting & varied 'Shap trg pack'. He expects nothing but the best from his pilots any malingering will be dealt with sharply and the issuing of 'Latrine duties orders' normally sorts this out.... If not....a few words with the bearded woman will ensure that you don't lift your rear from that cockpit seat until all training is finalized to the highest standards.

Flying is all about teamwork and supporting each other, get it in your head quickly and you will survive to fight another day!

Redvo in his Il-10
Redvo in his IL10 destroying United Nations relief convoys in the Korean 1950/53 campaign
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