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Re: III/JG 3 Victories
05 Jul 1942
7 Pe-2 from 50 BAP took off at 06:30 (M) to bomb tanks 1.5 km NW of Ust'e. Encountered heavy AAA and then were attacked by 10 Bf 109 (According to the Soviet report). The fighter escort was distracted. Two Pe-2 were shot down. The rest landed at 08:10 (M).
05 Jul 42
Lt. Emil Bitsch 8./JG 3 Yak-4 (19) 06:20 and Yak-4 (20) 06:22
III/JG 3 was still stationed in this area of the fighting around Voronezh until the 10 Jul 42 before moving on to Stalingrad.
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