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Re: The first ace to reach a certain score
In the final months of 1944 Hartmann fought with air units of the Soviet 5th Air Army (and perhaps the 17th Air Army). By the end of 1944 the 5 VA suffered heavy losses in their battles for Debrecen and Budapest, while the 17 VA was more or less intact, advancing in Yugoslavia and later in Southern-Hungary.
On January 1, 1945 the fighter forces of the 5 VA had:
83 Yak-1
109 Yak-9
16 Yak-3
130 La-5
20 La-7
(Book: 'Verified Victories', p.25)
The 17 VA had:
117 Yak-1
13 Yak-7
147 Yak-9
58 Yak-3
273 La-5
1 La-7
(Book: 'Verified Victories', p.27)
Gabor
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