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Originally Posted by andrus
If we read Prien carefully, then Estonia is wrong place to look. We have:
1. one claim from 21.July for 4./JG 53 with location "NO Dno"
2. text on page 122: "wobei Ortsnamen wie Nowgorod, Luga, Šoltzy, Staraja-Russa und Dno die Schwerpunkte markieren."
IMHO all these places are too far from Estonia for single-engined fighters.
So probably better place to look for Krussicha is Porkhov-Dno-lake Ilmen area?
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Actually I was looking through the Jim P list for claims by II./JG 53 yesterday. Unfortunately of all the claims made by them for mid July 1941, the claim for “NE Dno” is the only one that gives a location. That drew my attention to the fact that if they are intercepting VVS aircraft over Panzer Group 4, they can't be in Estonia as they would be flying away from their sector. I don't have access to Prien's books so I rely on people like you for that information (thank you for that by the way). This is why I ask about the Zaruden'ye raid and the accuracy of the account because if it is true, then we have the location of II./JG 53.