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Perhaps the statement in Aders/Held book is a confusion with the fact that claims were sometimes confirmed by German radio service that had monitored the Soviet R/T - one such case is described e.g. in Peter Düttmann´s memoirs "Wir kämpften in einsamen Höhen" (p. 83) - Düttmann´s fourth Abschuss, a VVS Boston, was shot down without any witness in the air and the victor himself (hit by the return fire of the Russian bomber) had to ditch off Anapa. Only later came the confirmation from the radio monitoring service. I believe that this was not quite uncommon.
The above incident has occurred on 11.7.1943 and Düttmann was a pilot of 5./JG 52 then.
Hope this helps a little,
Ota
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