[Nokose]

The above report also listed 3 LaGG-3 under the command of the commander of 164 IAP (2 AE) Kapitan Nikitchenko over the airfield of Kharkov at an altitude of 1700 m, met in an air battle with two Bf 109, the battle lasted 20 minutes. Lt. Ryabov in the battle shot down a Me-109, which burning went to the ground in the area east of the village pf Anilovka. The aircraft of Kapitan Nikitchenko in the battle was damaged and made an emergency landing in the area of Hill #219, 5 km west of Nepokrytaya. Crews observed, that Kapitan Nikitchenk escaped from the aircraft and hid in the ravine. The time was listed at 05:00 (04:00 Berlin).