Hello gentlemen,
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Originally Posted by Nick Hector
15.4.43/1629 and 1630
2 x LaGG-3s
Kuban bridgehead
At least 9 LaGG-3s lost this day. 4 from 267 IAP, 2 from 979 IAP, 2 from 926 IAP and 1 from 269 IAP more specific info is impossible due to large number of claims/losses
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At 16:10-16:30 the Germans claimed 9 planes: 5 LaGG-3, 2 Kittyhawk, 1 Yak-1 and 1 Airacobra.
The real losses during this timeframe were:
1. st.lt. M.G. Petrov (Airacobra, 45.IAP): according to his report, he was damaged in air combat, on the way home in the Kholmskaya area was attacked and shot down by a LaGG (friendly fire), baled out, received burns. According to WD of 45.IAP, it was not LaGG but FW190 (as far as I know, there were no claims of II./SchG1 at that timeframe).
2. st.sgt V.A. Bezbabnov (Kittyhawk, 45.IAP too): FTR
3. starshina G.M. Potanin (LaGG-3, 979.IAP): according to his report, was downed by Soviet AAA during his attack on Ju88 in the Abinskaya area, baled out, received a burn.
4. st.lt I.I. Protasov (Yak-1, 6.GIAP VVS ChF): slightly damaged in air combat.
That is all.
I have studied this day, so I know the details. For other episodes, only someone who has studied the respective days in detail on the respective areas can tell about the results.
Obviously, in many cases (maybe most) the answers will be about the same - we can say something about the ratio of claims to actual results, but hardly about the success of a particular pilot.
And this is a very time-consuming task. Unlike the German ones, too many Soviet documents survived the war, although in some cases they are still not enough.
Best regards,
Andrey