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Re: Soviet Fighter Losses in Hungary 14 March 1945
Yes, I know the story... It is believed that the plane was 1Lt. Lloyd W. Adamson's Mustang. The soviets lost many fighters, but further to the north around Székesfehérvár-Sárkeresztúr-Bicske. It is true, that two 611 IAP Yak-9Ms were also lost during the Székesfehérvár-N mission and went missing. They did not necessarily crash in the target area. But on March 14, 1945 the 288 IAD regiments were based at Kiskunlacháza, Budapest-S. The direction is not matching. Forró saw several battles with the Americans, he knew very well how the P-51s looked like. Perhaps he just misidentified the markings.
Gabor
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