Re: III/JG 3 Victories
 

I haven't added to this list in awhile but ran across this in one of my notebooks.

Staraya Russa - Demyansk region Soviet North West Front.
15 Mar 1942
U-2 699 TAP (deputy AE CO) St. Lt. Nester Fedorovich Savchenko (MIA) [no location other then the NWF]

On checking the victory claims for III./JG 3, I./JG 51 and JG 54 there was only one claim that day for a R-5 so this is a POSSIBLE.
Fw. Erich Schopper 8./JG 3 R-5 (1) 18:05 5 km SE of Ramuschewo (Ramushevo)

Re: III/JG 3 Victories
 

Hi Michael, in my database I have this one as:

Was this from 699 NBAP? Lt. Nester Fedorovich Savchenko and Serzhant Aleksandr Filippovich Yakovlev failed to return this date

Is there a way to account for the discrepancy of unit? 699 NBAP as opposed to 699 TAP.

I hope also to have assisted you with details of the second crewman :)

Nick

Re: III/JG 3 Victories
 

Nick, it looks like the unit was changed from the 699 NBAP to the 699 TAP on the 12 Apr 1942 and was cared by the unit as a loss for the 699 TAP in the OBD.

Re: III/JG 3 Victories
 

15 March 43 10-20 km NW of Chugueva
Pe-2 39 OBAP S-t. Georgiy Kutorov (HSU) KIA
Pe-2 39 OBAP St. S-t. Vasiliy Kuftarev (MIA)
Pe-2 39 OBAP (I was not sure about this pilot's name, maybe Kirche can provide)

The 39 OBAP in April became the 39 ORAP.

Fw. Hans Reiff 7./JG 3 Pe-2 (42) 14:51 2 km NE of Rogan
Lt. Jügen Hörschelmann 7./JG 3 Pe-2 (1) 14:52 & Pe-2 (2) 14:53 both listed 35 Ost/6021 at 1500 m.