Re: Hans Hahn/Maximilian Stotz
Since the above talk is focused on 11 August, I'll provide some more info about this day.
In terms of aerial claims/losses, it was not a busy day in the air.
So, in the Rzhev area, apart from the fighters mentioned above, 3 VA had the following losses (according with the Loss Reports I've been able to review so far) :
- [6 GShAP, 264 ShAD] Starshiy Politruk Pavel Platonovich Logvinenko, Mia
- [6 GShAP, 264 ShAD] Starshiy Serzhant Stanislav Antonovich Voytsekhovich, Mia
- [235 ShBP, 264 ShAD] Starshiy Serzhant Aleksey Mitrofanovich Evtushenko, Mia
All 3 lost in the Timofeevo area (some 4km N of Rzhev), Tver Oblast.
- [451 ShAP, 264 ShAD] Starshiy Serzhant Petr Gordeevich Mazur, KIA when hit by Flak, N of Rzhev.
Since I haven't been able to check any Combat Reports, these are only the Personnel losses I've been able to find. In terms of material losses there may have been more losses, or not.
From 1 VA, 224 ShAD also lost one Il-2, but so far haven't ben able to confirm this one.
According to Tony Wood's list, there was only one claim for a Il-2, [5/JG 51] Uffz. Wüitsch [sic], at 14h10.
Since I don't have time for the Soviet units missions, cannot say if any of these losses can be linked to this claim.
Hans Beisswenger claimed 2x Pe-2 that I haven't been, so far, able to link to any losses.
As far as claims against fighters, other than the above mentioned ones, Max Stotz and Paul Finkler claimed 2 each during another mission, and during another mission Joachim Wandel claimed a Yak-1. All these in the Rzhev area. Still haven't found any data to link with these claims.
Another claim was made in the Kozel'sk area (Kaluga Oblast) by [5/JG 51] Ofw. Wilhelm Mink, for MiG-3.
The data is confusing here. 168 IAP (LaGG-3) lost Mladshiy Leytenant Evgeniy Georgievich Serebryakov, Mia in that area. The confusing part is that I've only found reference of him in one confusing Loss Report that those not provide a loss date. From a couple of different sources the loss date is given as the 11 or 16 August.
He had been ou
on a Recon mission, spotted a lone Fw.189 and while attacking it, he was himself attacked by 4 Bf.109s. Shot one down and apparently rammed a second. Bailed out but, accordance to ground witnesses, the Fw.189 dove down on him and severed his parachute cords.
Depending on the real loss date, this one could be linked (or not) to Mink's claim.
Hope everyone finds this interesting and helpful.
Paulo
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