Hello,
the 26th june 1943,Two Yak-7 of the 168th IAP, which had taken off at 8:10 p.m. for a reconnaissance mission, did not return.
At 7:31 p.m. German time or 8:31 p.m. Soviet time, 12 km SSE (54181 @2000m) from Douminitchi at an altitude of 2500 m, Ltn. Heinrich Höfemeier of 3/JG51 claims his 74th victory against a Lagg-3. It is in all likelihood Second Lieutenant Kvarenkov's Yak-7. because s-ltn Kvarenkov Viktor loukianovich (1923) who was taken prisoner by the Germans in Sikejewa which is SW of Douminitchi and the combat attitude is compatible with a parachute jump.
At 7:33 p.m. German time, or 8:33 p.m. Soviet time, 12 km SSW of Douminitchi at an altitude of 500 m, the Obfhr. Bendikt Haupt of 3/JG51 claims his third victory against a Lagg-3, in all likelihood it is Ltn Klimov.
