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Old 10th December 2018, 20:47
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Re: Rudolf Schoenert 27.4.45

To warm up this thread some update of my research for the night 24./25.04.45 regarding 7 (!) Il-4s claimed by Francsi, Schoenert and Rapp:
On 25.04.45 Il-4-equipped 6 GBAP (16 GBAD, 1 GBAK) reported the following losses:
Gunner-radio-op. Gv.Starshina Petr Egorovich Sazonov (1921) FTR-MIA, onboard gunner Gv.St. Serzh. Terentiy Dementyevich Godichuk (1915) FTR (died), flight navigator Gv.Kap. Ivan Martinovich Shestakovskiy (1915) KIA - all died in the crash of Il-4(s). This was probably an accident, that has nothing to do with the claims, though as two gunners are mentioned maybe 2 Il-4s were involved.
On 25.04.45 Il-4-equipped 17 GBAP (1 GBAK) reported the following losses:
On-board gunner Gv.Serzh. Ivan Vasilyevich Gorshchkalev (1923) KIA, radio-op.-gunner Gv.Serzh. Nikolay Fedorovich Kasimov (1925) KIA, shturman Gv.Ml.Lt. Fedor Pavlovich Grobovenko (1922) FTR (died), shturman Gv.Ml.Lt. Vitaliy Fedorovich Baranov (1921) FTR (died).
As two navigators are mentioned 17 GBAP may have lost 2 Il-4s.
On 25.04.45 B-25-equipped 22 GBAP (321 BAD) reported the following loss:
Flight navigator Gv.Lt. Aleksandr Vasilyevich Baktov (1911) DOW.
Baktov may have been wounded on another date.

Any additions?

Cheers

Michael
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