<strong>Training Squadron 588th Night Bomber Regiment, Training section</strong><br/>Plane 042 - Reserve Po-2 Bomber<br/>Plane 132 - Reserve Po-2 Bomber<br/>Plane 099 - Reserve Po-2 Bomber<br/>Plane 013 - Reserve Po-2 Bomber<br/><br/>TRAINING STAFF<br/>Sergeant Masha Kataeva.<br/>LOGISTICS & TRAINING OFFICER:<br/>SLT Mariya “Masha” Petrova<br/>DEPUTY POLITRUK:<br/>LT Svetlana “Sveta” Sheremeteva<br/>REGIMENTAL POLITRUK:<br/>CAPT Olga I. Barsukova<br/>CHIEF OF STAFF:<br/>CAPT Evgeniya Lobodeva<br/>REGIMENTAL COMMANDER:<br/>MAJ Yevdokiya Bershanskaya<br/><br/><strong>Current Mission Pool</strong><br/>0<br/><br/><strong>Current Duty Station</strong><br/>Engels Aerodrome, Saratov Oblast, Russia<br/>Аэродром города Энгельс<br/>51.472678, 46.203876<br/>“EN-gels”<br/>February-April 1942<br/><br/>The region around Saratov is dominated by the mighty Volga River, which is its most prominent aid to navigation. Beyond the valley of the Volga, gently rolling hills and steppe are the primary landform, with empty fields that await spring and cultivation. The auxiliary field at Tambov is in more densely forested country with fewer landmarks. Training is taking place during the wettest season in this otherwise dry region. The furthest German advance places their forward units southwest of Voronezh, with most training flights very unlikely to encounter enemy troop concentrations or reconnaissance.