Gents:
Some photos of crashed M8+YE of Hptm. Schaschke, aug.1941
http://www.16va.be/19_gviap_eng_part1.html
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On August 4th Captain Zaytsev, who had previously fought in China and in the Winter War against Finland - for which he received the Order of the Red Star - was leading a flight of seven LaGG-3 fighters when they saw 13 Bf 110. Captain Zaytsev claimed three of the German fighters in the ensuing 35-minute dogfight. One of his victims was the Hauptmann Gerhard Schaschke, the 19-victory commander of the Zerstörerstaffel/JG 5, who was subsequently taken prisoner. Alexander P. Zaytsev was killed on 30 May 1942 when he crashed with his Airacobra during a training flight. He had claimed 35 victories including 25 shared.
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http://www.16va.be/page_me110.html
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From the 19.GvIAP photo-history book.
"Shattered myth - concerning the invincibility of a German ace (Me-110). Captain Zaytsev shot down the fascist ace Schaschke in aerial combat on August 4, 1941."
"In the early days of the war, there were rumors that the Me-110 had a sight with a photographic element, that its machine guns were better, that the armor was impenetrable and that it had an autopilot. These rumors circulated because no one knew this aircraft in detail. Insolent visits to the airfield by Me-110 tailed by Me-109 didn’t let our pilots rest. “I will shoot Fritz down,” Captain Zaytsev decided, “no matter what it takes.” Soon the bandit was shot down by Captain Zaytsev not far from the airfield. The command element studied the machine carefully. The person shot down turned out to be the inveterate bandit Captain Schaschke, who had been awarded the Iron Cross and who had been dispatched to the north for the purpose of raising the fallen combat spirit of the German fascist pilots. The result of this inspection became the theme for talks titled “Who are we fighting in aerial combat” that Commissar Rekin specially developed. Peoples’ eyes were opened. It turned out that the German sight was worse than ours, our bullets easily penetrated the armor and no autopilot existed. All these efforts could not but bring results. Dozens of Me-110 shootdowns soon began to be tabulated and it was characteristic that not only experienced fighters, but young pilots participating in combat for the first time began to shoot them down. That is how the myth about the invincibility of the Me-110 was shattered."
"In the thirty-fifth minute of aerial combat against a numerically superior enemy near Chirm-Ozero, Captain Zaytsev in a LaGG-3 shot down an enemy Me-110 flown by fascist ace Captain Schaschke. Moreover, in that clash, Comrade Captain Zaytsev was part of the group that shot down an Me-109."
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Quoted contain a lots of propoganda. Anyway, there are two very rare photos.
Here is a list of known Soviet losses to Bf110, compared to Hptm. Schaschke claims:
12/06/1941,
Hptm. Gerhard Schaschke, Stab./ZG 76, Hudson, Nordsee, Western Front
04/07/1941, Stab./ZG76 or Zerst.St./JG77, I-16 - 145iap, ml.l-t. Tkatchov (KIA), r/rSt Kitsa, Eastern Front
04/07/1941, Stab./ZG76 or Zerst.St./JG77, I-16damaged - 145iap, l-t. Ishakov (unhurt), r/rSt Kitsa, Eastern Front
04/07/1941, Stab./ZG76 or Zerst.St./JG77, I-16damaged - 145iap, l-t. Gromov (WiA), r/rSt Kitsa, Eastern Front
05/07/1941,
Hptm. Gerhard Schaschke, Stab./ZG 76, I-16, bei Liza-Brücke, Eastern Front
07/07/1941, Stab./ZG76 or 1.(Z)/JG77, I-16 - 145iap, ml.l-t. Tchegaev (KiA), a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
11/07/1941, Stab./ZG76 or 1.(Z)/JG77, I-16 - 145iap, st.l-t. Balashov (unhurt), a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
11/07/1941, Stab./ZG76 or 1.(Z)/JG77, I-16 - 145iap, st.l-t. Pozdnyshev (unhurt), a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
13/07/1941,
Hptm. Gerhard Schaschke, Stab./ZG76, I-16 - 145iap, ml.l-t. Shumeev (KiA), a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
13/07/1941,
Hptm. Gerhard Schaschke, Stab./ZG76, I-16 - 145iap, ml.l-t. Makarov (KiA), a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
13/07/1941,
Hptm. Gerhard Schaschke, Stab./ZG76, I-16 - 145iap, l-t. Ishakov (KiA), a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
27/07/1941, Stab./ZG76 or Zerst.St./JG77, MiG-3 - 145iap, k-n. Gruzdev (WiA), a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
04/08/1941,
Hptm. Gerhard Schaschke, Stab./ZG 76, I-301(LaGG-3) - 145iap, a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
04/08/1941,
Hptm. Gerhard Schaschke, Stab./ZG 76, I-301(LaGG-3) - 145iap, a/f Shongui, Eastern Front
Schaschke's final score at moment of his death stood at 19 (was on scoreboard of his crashed a/c). Plus, he probably claimed 2 more on his last aircombat. Awards, found on body, were: EKII, EKI, "Narwick" shield. Also, it is known from same sourse, that Hptm. Schaschke flew at least 80 combat missions total.