[Courtois Laurent]

This research does not require a great methodology, it suffices to read the unit reports one by one: Let's start
Summary of the day of the 1st VA: 308 planes carried out 488 missions. Looses: 12 La-5, 10 Yak-7, 1 Yak-1, 3 Yak-9 (GC3 Normandie)

303 IAD (Figthers division = 18 Gv IAP, 168th IAP and 523th IAP, French GC3 "Normandie")

According the report of the 1st VA loose one Yak-7 ???
Victories : all for french GC3 "Normandie" : 2 Me-110, 1 Ju-87, 3 Fw-190, 1 FW-189, 1 Me-109.

Reoprt of the 303 IAD / Архив: ЦАМО, Фонд: 20265, Опись: 1, Дело: 18,
18 IAP : 20 planes flew, 18 for troop protection missions on the ground and two for a reconnaissance flight (certainly weather reconnaissance at dawn). No encounter with the enemy.


168th IAP : 22 planes flew, 20 for troop protection missions on the ground and two for a reconnaissance flight (certainly weather reconnaissance at dawn). No encounter with the enemy.


523th IAP : no combat mission, aircraft overhaul.
French GC3 "Normandie" : last plane returned at 3:05 p.m. Soviet time, or 2:05 p.m. Berlin time.


First conclusion: Hartman did not shoot down a 303 IAD aircraft.

309 IAD. : (49th, 162th, 172th and 272th IAP)

According the report of the 1st VA : looses : 1 La-5, 1 Yak-7, 1 Yak-1 (see below)
Victories : 3 FW-190 - 1 FW-189 (see below)

Report of the 309 IAD / ЦАМО, Фонд: 20270, Опись: 1, Дело: 11,

49th IAP : 7 La-5 made 7 flights.
Loose : 1 La-5 pilot Jr Lt Olkhovsky during the attack of a FW-189 near Khvastovichi ( 53.469556, 35.094762). The FW-189 shoot down near sector 35 ost 54512, by Captain Emir Chalbash.

162th IAP : 24 Yak-7 and made 34 flights. No Losses, one air combat, which were shot down 1 FW-190 escorting Ju-87 and Ju-88, above Oleshkino (53.922,35.435) 35 Ost 54134)


172th IAP : 23 Yak-7 and made 38 flights. In the Bolkhov region at 5:40 am (Soviet Time) a fight against 4 Fw-190s which attacked Sturmoviks. Two FW-190 shot down and 2 Yak-7s destroyed - Sergeant Gyz and Second Lieutenant Tambotsev.


The only fight that seems to match:


07.16.43 Uffz. Hugo Broch 6./JG 54 LaGG-3 £ -? -: at 2.800 m. 04.35 Film C. 2032 / II Anerk: Nr. 606
second conclusion: Hartman did not shoot down a 309 IAD's aircraft.


Most of the work remains on 2 IAK to be continued ...