1954 began with a single Tu-6 training flight in January. Zero missions are flown in August. We understand why when we look again at Section VII of the flight log. Berezin was indeed seconded this time to the unit with the FPN 23239, or the 277.BAP of the 132.BAD. The latter, also composed of the 63.BAP and 668.BAP both based at Werneuchen had established itself in the GDR in May 1954. The 277.BAP and its Il-28s, of which apparently some Il-28Rs, was previously based in Ivano-Frankovsk before moving to Brand in May. As of 30 August 1954, Berezin had passed some twenty knowledge tests - including one for the ARK-15 radio compass - allowing him to fly with Il-28 with ratings ranging from good to excellent. If the 277.BAP Chief of Staff had validated these tests, an officer in principle of the 931.OKRAP had signed the page with the words "evaluation read" while applying the FPN 68083 seal... Let's open a parenthesis to report that a target-towing section stemming from the 277.BAP had settled in Parchim at the end of July. This section would later become the 74.OBAE. Further tests were successfully carried out on 10 September 1954, this time allowing Berezin to fly in VFR conditions off the local circuit. The authorization came from Guards Lieutenant Zamorozov, "navigator of the Separate Target-Towing Training Squadron". Again, the evaluation was read and validated with the FPN 68083 seal. Around the same time or a few months later, mechanics went to Werneuchen to learn the secrets of the Il-28. The 931.OKRAP said farewell to the Tu-6 in September and Berezin was executing his first Il-28 mission as early as the 10th, by performing a cooperation flight with the AAA at Altengrabow. The next days, no less than ten identical flights were completed. However, their destination was Jüterbog (therefore the Jüterbog and/or Heidehof Ranges). They included two flights on the 17th and three more on the 21st. A flight to Parchim was carried out on the 24th. The next day, two target-towing flights occured at Wustrow (AAA interaction) and the return flight to Altes Lager took place the same day. The month ends with a target-towing flight (AAA interaction) on the 30th.
The last flights of the year take place in October. On the first, two flights with an Il-28 consist of dropping targets (M6 or PM-6?) for the AAA. But, on the 2nd and 5th,
two similar missions are carried out with a Po-2 (the entries in the flight log detailing the missions are quotation marks). But did Berezin really drop some targets from a Po-2? Three more target-towing
flights (AAA interaction) are carried out with Il-28s.
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