View Single Post
  #7  
Old 4th May 2013, 21:30
newcomer newcomer is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 174
newcomer is on a distinguished road
Re: 02Apr45 USAAF & VVS dogfight

In first edition 'P-38 in action' wrote that USAAF lost two P-38 in clash over Serbia in 1944. In second edition that losses simply ommited. Not only P-38 taken part in attack to soviet column when soviet general were killed. Eye-witnesses also mentioned two-engine bomber. They didn't mixed with P-38 as they clearly described P-38 as twin-boom aircraft.

In report of Yugoslav political comissar of Nish airport, after that air battle, wrote that Yugoslav buried 14 americans airman! Amongst soviet KIA pilots, was one women. Soviet pilots buried in the city of Nish, and got the monument, which with flower decorated from yugoslav airman on every aviation day up to 1948. After that, Tito split from the Stalin and the monument dissapeared. Americans picked up the remnants of his airmen in 1946.

kind regards

Newcomer
Reply With Quote