Hello Kari!
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Originally Posted by Kari Lumppio
I received answer to my query about the Do 217. There namely is a loss data for a Do 217 K7+JM (Thanks to Matti Salonen):
" 1944-03-08, 4. Nachtaufkl.St. (FAG 2), Do 217M-1, 326403, K7+JM, (Raum Sarny-Gomel), Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %. Start um 18.50 Uhr.
Flugzeugführer Olt Wollny, Erwin, vermißt
Beobachter Lt Hillebrand, Anton, vermißt
Bordfunker Fw Leonhard, Adolf, vermißt
Bordwart Fw Oesterreich, Rudolf, vermißt "
This location is hundreds of kilometers away from Saaremaa (Ösel) island. Also the time does not rhyme well with the battles over the island. Perhaps location and/or time is wrong or mixed up with some other Nachtaufklärung unit loss? I don't have the answer.
The flights with recorded Do 217 codes in Finnish Air Observation material do not include any K7+JM so no help from that direction.
I think 4.(F)/Nacht summary losses would add clarity to this puzzle but I do not have access to them (do they exist?).
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Thank you and Matti for valuable info.
Maybe new Do217 became K7+JM after the loss of No.326403 ? Or attribution of the photo incorrect?
About Kozhedub: sorry, it is my error, really epic fail! His career isn't in the focus of my interest, but anyway...
All the best,
Andrey