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Re: 02Apr45 USAAF & VVS dogfight
Correct. 513 IAP flew Yak-9D, Yak-9T, Yak-9M, Yak-1B fighter versions and some Po-2 messenger planes. (Novosibirsk 153. factory produced Yak-9M fighters after the 25th batch. Grigorev's plane was the 33rd plane of the 19th batch, so it was still a Yak-9T = 19-(153)-33 = 1915333) His plane had tactical number white 33. (the 5 VA, 331 IAD regiments usually marked their planes with the plane ID part of their AC serial number, which -in this case- was 33. It was also listed in the January 14, 1945 plane list (mechanical report) of the 513rd regiment.)
Gabor
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