Day that Heinz Baer was shot down
 

Does anyone know if Baer was shot down on the 05Mar42. I read Kurowski's version in "Luftwaffe Aces" but it doesn't match with the 5th (No big claims for the "dogfight"). JFV 9/I gives one Bf-109 shot down that day for the Staffel 12. but no name.

Re: Day that Heinz Baer was shot down
 

A gray area in my records. Can´t give any evidence.

Re: Day that Heinz Baer was shot down
 

Jan,
The part of Kurowski's book about getting shot down matches what I read in Khazonov's book. Khazonov describes that a Bf109 was shot down that date and the pilot parachuted (confirmed by VVS documents) and that the pilot evaded the 49th Army by running into the forest. Prien's JFV gives the aircraft but no pilot but it was the 12. Staffel which Baer was in at the time. The entire dogfight story before getting shot down looks a little stretched.