[Nick Hector]

A few of Wilhelm Batz’s

3rd and 4th claims
15.4.43/1205 and 1512
2 x LaGG-3s
Krymsk – Abinskaya sectors
At least 9 LaGG-3s lost this day. 4 from 267 IAP, 2 from 979 IAP, 2 from 926 IAP and 1 from 269 IAP more specific info is impossible due to large number of claims/losses
(At least 8 other claims on my database)

5th – 7th claims
20.4.43/1105 and 1614, 2 x IL-2 Sturmoviks
1612, LaGG-3
The IL-2s: several raids by 47 ShAP. Pilot Kulish KIA, Gagiev and Andreichuk were both WIA
The LaGG-3: 42 GIAP, 216 SAD, 4 VA. Overclaiming, no losses?

12th claim (not witnessed)
7.8.43/1750
Spitfire ("P-39 Airacobra")
N of Kessjetowa (PQ 76863) @ 3500m
21 IAP. Wingman of Mladshiy Leytenant Vladimir Lobachyov (who had just rammed an Fw189), seen to bale out

18th, 19th and 20th claims
9.9.43/0629, 0637 and 1650
3 x Yak-1s
Olshany – Andrejewka – Bogoduchow sectors
These are likely the engagements in which Ml.Lt. Vasilii Fedotovich Makarov of 427 IAP and Ml.Lt. Yakov Filippovich Sakunov of 515 IAP were KIA

21st claim
25.9.43/1450
Yak-1
10km SW of Pereyaslav-Chmel'nickij (PQ 10114) @ 1500m
Very likely a legitimate victory:
812 IAP suffered 3 losses this date: No. 48 of Alexei M Mashenkin POW (returned thanks to Partisans) whilst Kapitan I F Popov and Lt. P G Peskavev forcelanded back at base. 42 GIAP lost Kapt. Alexei Lukich Prikaznikov KIA

34th and 35th claims
25.10.43/1235 and 1240
2 x Yak-1s
10km SW of Melitopol (PQ 57182/57183) @ 2000m
Very likely the engagement in which 43 IAP lost Ml.Lt. Igor Vasilievich Shipulya KIA

90th claim
2.3.44/0955
Yak-1
Kap Tarkhan – Gryazevaya Puchina (PQ 66534) @ 1000m
Two claims for 42 GIAP, damaged. St.Lt. Zaytsev uninjured (Waldmann claimed as well, but Batz's is the more likely claim)

92nd and 93rd claims
10.3.44/1423 and 1425
2 x P-39 Airacobras
Kerch – Taman
45 IAP. Includes Kapitan Nikolai Yefimovich Lavitskii HSU, OL, 2 x ORB, Order of A Nievskii and OPW 1st class, KIA

99th claim
19.3.44/0725
P-39 Airacobra
E of Cap Chroni (PQ 66612) @ 50m
66 GIAP. Ml.Lt. Ivan Borchenko bellylanded 1.5km from own airfield

139th and 140th claims
30.5.44/1129 and 1736
2 x P-39 Airacobras
Jassy sector
129 IAP lost Lt. L. V. Zadirako 218662 WIA; Ml. Lt. S. V. Akinshin 29233 KIA; Ml. Lt. N. I. Gromov 43312 MIA; Ml. Lt. A. S. Kozinov 28934 WIA; Ml. Lt. S. Z. Bukchin 43712 WIA; Ml. Lt. V. N. Chesnokov 42777? WIA
438 IAP lost Lt. K. V. Myaskov 219188 MIA; Ml. Lt. Alexei Panfilovich Skripnikov 28916 KIA; Ml. Lt. N. A. Androsenko 219837 Parachuted; Lt. A. A. Egorov 42827? Unharmed; Ml. Lt. G. I. Vodolazhskiy 29289 MIA
508 IAP lost St. Lt. M. I. Orlov 42823 Parachuted; Ml. Lt. A. V. Khlopov 42715 WIA; Ml. Lt. S. P. Krylov 42781 MIA; Ml. Lt. P. V. Kalinin 42713 unharmed.

146th – 149th claims, 155th claim
31.5.44/1117, 1120, 1124, 1133 and 1139, 1914
6 x P-39 Airacobras
Jassy, Sulani, Tudora sectors
5 VA'. P-39 losses include Lt. Nikolay Fedorovich Burgunov of 129 GIAP, POW and returned postwar. 508 IAP lost Viktor Aleksandrovich Sandalinov and Ml.Lt. Vasily Demianovich Shkondin KIA
(several other losses known, but they are accounted for by other pilots’ claims)

16.1.45
Yak-3
Stalluponen
Sous Lieutenant Charles Miquel of Groupe de Chasse "Normandie"/Normandie Niemen Regiment KIA

231st claim
14.3.45
A-20B-2L Boston
By process of elimination, this was perhaps 41-3643 of 449 BAP, 244 BAD, 17 VA. Crew of St.Lt. Pavlov

235th claim
19.3.45
La-5
Possibly the engagement in which 116 IAP lost Lt. Andrei Nazarovich Sidorovskii KIA