Hello friends!
Some additions to the old theme. Just found in operative reports of 42.GIAP: during patrol of 8 Yak-1 (42.GIAP) on 28 May 1943 at 06:30-07:50 MSK (05:30-06:50 German Summer Time) Sub-Lt Kossa claimed a Bf109 that made a belly landing 3-4 km west of Troitskoye, pilot became a POW. No doubt, this is about Meissler. And probably M.I.Kossa (HSU in future) was the pilot of unknown Yak, mentioned in Juha's quote:
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Originally Posted by Juha
Pavel Tarazov’s account on the capture of Meissler can be read from Antipov’s and Utkin’s Dragons on Bird Wings p. 36 – 7. Tarazov [correct surname - Tarasov] and one other unknown Yak pilot (not from 812th IAP), surprised a lone Bf 109.
Juha
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Best regards,
Andrey