[Nick Hector]

Hi all,

This event was discussed on the old 12 O'clock High Forum and I copied what was put up back then to include in my own database but unfortunately I neglected to name the original source, so deepest apologies to whoever came up with the following, but it is worth quoting here:

256 IAD and 8 GIAD, 2 VA. Massive overclaiming, actual losses were: 3 Yak-7s and 3 La-5s lost in combats, 2 Yak-7s and 2 La-5s failed to return (not necessarily due to Fighters) and 3 La-5s compelled to make forced landings in friendly territory.

From this I concluded that of JG 54's claims, Rudorffer's and Tangermann's are exaggerated beyond all reconciliation but Wolf's and Leykauf's claims for La-5s are within the bounds of possibility.