[Nokose]

9 September 1942
The III/JG 77 was attached temporarily attached to JG 54 in the Leningrad sector. Leutnant Horst Marotzke from 7/JG 77 claimed a “LaGG-3” (25) at 08:55 at PlQu 20113 at an altitude of 5 meters. This was possibly the Yak-7B (#2566) flown by AE commander, Kapitan Fedor Filippovich Bendyug of 845 IAP covering the front line of the areas of Mga - Naziya - Zhikharevo. Bendyug was listed as missing but in September 2005 his aircraft and remains were discovered at Zale’s between Vol’kovo and Khotovo.