[HGabor]

On November 14, 1944 5 VA lost a few other planes.

122 IAP lost a Yak-1b, tactical no. white '12' in the region of Kóka-Zsámbok-Tarnaörs. Pilot was ml.l-t Ivan Tihonovich Blagoder who failed to return. Flight of 4 Yaks covering IL-2s, leader: ml.l-t Babanin.

179 IAP lost Bocharov's Yak-1 in a dogfight with Bf 109s at 8:40 local in the Zsámbok area, while covering IL-2s. Plane returned and crash-landed on their own airfield, pilot slightly injured. 6 Yak-1 against 6 Bf 109s. Flight leader: Maj. Kovalenko.

154 ОАЭС lost a Po-2 biplane (S/N: 7103, engine: 08297) at Orosháza-N, 15 km with 3 people onboard. Crew of ml.l-t Anikeev has perished, they are buried at Kunszentmárton.

(5 VA, 264 ShAD, 235 and 809 ShAP also lost 1-1 IL-2, just like 90. GvShAP of 4. GvShAD. at Jászkisér-E, Kunmadaras and Szolnok-NW, 4 km... Plus the 92 IAP La-5FN, - see in prev. post.)

Yak-1s were related to German pilots (Barkhorn???), but I cannot match them.

Gabor