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Originally Posted by Nokose
17Mar44 Baltic Sea
Oblt Erwin Leykauf 11./JG54 10:50 Boston III (Douglas A-20 1GMTAP KBF Lt. Sharygin)
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Hello!
I started wondering the above as IV/JG54 was at the time based at Tartu (Dorpat, Estonia) minus the 12./JG54 which was at Petseri (Pechory). In other words nowhere near the Gulf of Filnland.
In Wood's list is given grid 99553. More precisely it's 25 Ost 99553 and the location is near Pljussa (about midway between Pskov and Luga).
I find it unlikely that the Boston Leykauf claimed was the 1 GMTAP/Sharygin one. If it indeed was the one they were far away from their normal operation area. Which was Baltic Sea, more precisely Gulf of Finland area in March 1944.
The claim-loss matches are not an easy "business" and are prone to errors.
Regards,
Kari