1st Squadron of "Chatos". Formed in May of 1937. The first commander was the Russian, Eryomenko.The first Spanish commander was Chindasvinto Gonz�lez who took control in June of 1938. This squadron disbands in January of 1939 with the fall of Catalonia.
1st Escuadrilla de Chatos
Palancar ~ Tarhkov ~ Kosakov ~ Lacalle ~ Vasca

1st ~
2nd ~ 3rd ~ 4th ~ 5th

Caza Nocturna ~ Patrulla de defensa de Costas

Kustov, Masterov, Sobolev, Susekalov, Serov,
Ptoohin, Agaltsov, Antonov, Finn, Ssepanov, Popov,
Evtikhov and Sobolevski
Three Spanish pilots of 1� Escuadrilla
(Maiquez, Sayos and Janoher) along with their
mechanics
From      To                      Base                                               Battle

05-37      07-37                Teruel  
07-37      08-37                Camposoto                                      Brunete 
08-37      10-37                Hijar                                                Belchite 
10-37      01-38                Barracas  
01-38      02-38                Sabadell  
02-38      02-38                Sarri�n  
02-38      03-38                Caspe                                             Mediterr�neo 
3-24-38   03-38                Balaguer                                        Mediterr�neo 
04-38      05-38                Villafranca del Pened�s                  Mediterr�neo 
05-38      05-38                Alcubias                                         Valencia 
05-38      06-38                Anglesola                                       Valencia 
06-38      06-38                Alcubias                                         Valencia 
06-38      08-38                Requena                                         Valencia 
08-38                               Villafranca del Pened�s                  Ebro
Bases
Squadron Commanders
Name                                                      Date of command
Ivan T. Eremenko "Ram�n"                         05-37 
Anatoli K. Serov                                             08-37 
Eugene N. Stepanov                                       11-37 
Nikita T. Susukalov                                        01-38 
Alexandr S. Osipemko                                   02-38 
Felipe Cirujeda                                               06-38 
Chindasvinto Gonz�lez Garc�a                      07-38 
Vicente Castillo Monz�                                  08-38 
Jaime Torn Roca                                            10-38 
Melchor D�az Rom�n                                     01-39
Pilots
V. Adriashenko ?? 
Fedor Agaltsov  
Antonio Aguilar Ambrosio  
Eugen S. Antonov                                        
until 01-38
G. Antikhov  ?? 
Vicente Castillo Monz�                               
until 10-38 
Felipe Cirujeda Esteve                               
KIA 07-14-38
Luis Deasit Minguez  
Harold Dahl "D�az Evans"                          
05-37 to 07-13-37  crashed,POW 
Melchor D�az Rom�n                                  
Until fin Guerra   
Tom Dobiash  
Ivan T. Eremenko  Alias "Ram�n".            
until 08-37
S. Evtikhov until ???  
Illya A. Finn                                                
KIA 11-2-37
Chindasvinto Gonz�lez Garc�a                    
until 08-38 
Aleksej M. Grohov                                      
until 03.38 
Francisco Janoher Buend�a  
Ivan M. Karpov                                          
KIA 07-07-37 over Casa de Campo  Iosif E. Kapustin                                                      until 04.38  
Walter Korous  
Mihail V. Kotyhov                                      
KIA 12-10-37 sobre Teruel 
Viktor P. Kustov (�Koostov?)                     
until 02.38  
Victor V. Kuzniezov (�Kooznetsov?)         
until 09-37
Aleksej V. Loskutov                                   
KIA 01-05-38
Juan M�iquez Pellicer  
Gregori A. Masterov                                   
until 01-38 
Alexandr Stepanovich Ossipenko               
until 06.38  
Bozhko Petrovic                                         
KIA 07-12-37 over Brunete  
Dobre Petrovic                                           
until 01.38 
Mihail S. Petrov                                          
until 09.37 
Vjacheslav D. Popov                                  
until 03.38  
Evgueni Ptookhin  
Leonid G. Rybkin                                       
Alias "Blanco" Hasta 10-37
Juan Say�s Estivill  
Jos� Sarri� Calatayud                                 
KIA 02-10-38 
Sergei W. Schalyganov                               
until 08.37
Eugene Nikolaevich Stepanov                   
01-17-38 crashed, POW    
Eugeni N. Stepanov                                    
until 12.37 
O. Soboleski  
Nicolai G. Sobolev                                      
until 01-38
Anatoli Konstantinovich Serov                   
Alias "Mateo Rodrigo" until 11-37
Leonty I. Sorokin                                        
until 08.37
Nikita T. Susukalov                                     
until 02.38  
Alexis T. Tcharkassov  
Jaime Torn Roca   
Vikhrov   
Mijail Nesterovich Yakushin.                     
Alias "Carlos Castej�n" until 11-37
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