the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

Hi Folks,

can any of you tell me who r the highest scored soviet P-40 pilot?and who r the highest scored MIG pilot in WWII?Which IAP?and How many scores?

Thanks!

Re: the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

You should buy "Soviet Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of WW2" by G. Mellinger (Osprey #74).
It's difficult to assess because many aces scored while flying different types of aircraft. However, according to the author it seems that the P-40 top ace was Lt.Col. Stepan Novichkov, 29 victories including 19 while flying a P-40K with 436 IAP.

Re: the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

Novichkov claimed 33(pers.)+1(shared) air victories during GPW, of which only 6+1 while flying a P-40, 7 flying Hurricanes and the rest of score - flying Airacobras.

The highest scored soviet P-40 pilot was according my sources 2HSU Petr Pokryshev, who had not less then 14+6 air victories while flying a P-40 with 154 IAP. HSU Zelenov from the same unit scored 13+8 victories flying a P-40.

The highest scored MiG-3 pilot was Arseniy Dmitriev that scored 15(pers.)+2(shared) air victories (and 1 observation ballon) while flying MiGs with 15 IAP.

Re: the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

Thank You for the tip on Pokryshev,he is one of my favorite Soviet P-40 pilots.
I am going to use the new Hasegawa P-40E in 1/48th scale and a set of Tally Ho! decals to build a model of his plane.

Re: the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

Note that Pokryshev's personal mount was P-40E '50', not '65'. The last plane was LtCol Matveev's machine (unit CO). This error is common for many sources because there are several Pokryshev's photos in front of '65'.

Re: the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

I was aware of that, Thank You
however, it might have been a good idea to let everyone else know so that they don't make that mistake.
the decal sheet 48008 has decals for Gromov's 70,Pokryshev's 50,Matveev's 65 and # 73 of the 154 IAP with no pilot listed.
this sheet is also available in 1/72 nd scale for those of you who prefer that scale.

Re: the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

Good evening Gentlemen,

these are the top five Soviet P-40 aces with their scores in that type:
1. Nikolai Zelenov (Зеленов Николай Андрианович) = 19,23 [17+8]
2. Petr Pokryshev (Покрышев Пётр Афанасьевич) = 15,1 [14+6]
3. Mikhail Mikhalin (Михалин Михаил Федорович) = 14 [13+2]
4. Viktor Zotov (Зотов Виктор Алексеевич) = 13,13 [11+11]
5. Sergei Litavrin (Литаврин Сергей Гаврилович) = 13 [13+0]

These are the top five MiG-3 aces with their scores in that type:
1. Sergei Makarov (Макаров Сергей Васильевич) = 13,99 [11+12]
2. Valentin Figichev (Фигичев Валентин Алексеевич) = 11 [11+0]
3. Konstantin Gruzdev (Груздев Константин Афанасьевич) = 10,83 [9+4]
4. Ivan Golubin (Голубин Иван Филиппович) = 10,67 [10+2]
5. Yevgraf Ryzhov (Рыжов Евграф Михайлович) = 10,33 [9+3]

I am not aware of any scorers in the MiG-1.

Cheers,

Michael

Re: the Highest Scored Soviet P-40 and MIG Pilot in WWII?
 

Good afternoon,

has anybody ever tried to estimate how many kills all Soviet P-40's scored combined ?

Cheers,

Michael