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Originally Posted by Dénes Bernád
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"On 29 May 1944 Hartmann claimed three La-5s shot down in the vicinity of the airfield of Roman (Rumania) during a large scale attack by aircraft of the 5th Air Army. All the La-5s of the 302nd Fighter Division returned safely" . False. Hartmann claimed a single Airacobra near Jassy. In addition Hartmann's victories 248-250 claimed on 4 June 1944 were P-39s and not Il-2s
??? According to Tolliver/Constable:
29.5.44 - 3 LaGG-7! (1 Aircobra is stated at the Claimlists...)
4.6.44 - 4 Jak-9 and 3 Il-2; Kill 244 - 250! ( 6 Aircobras and 1 LaGG at the Claimlists)
So for me it's clear that searching claims by type isn't valid enough. There is no reason why germans everytime identified right type of a/c.
Most authors forgot, that Hartmann didn't need eyewitnesses, since it wasn't necessary since July 43 for getting a kill! And so it comes that Rall fights a claim of Hartmann, is described in Tolliver/Constable. Rall states indirectly, that Hartmann is not telling the truth.
Questionable is also, that Hartmanns get his 200th and 300th kills at day where he made over ten kills a day. These days are his best, seems there wishes had to come true. Also there is no long checking procedure for these kills, since Göring sends congratulations for KC and kills same day.
I wonder about Seidel statements of 25.000 fighters shot down, since USSR lost only 20.700 for all reasons in combat. Also I am wondering about the german claims, that climbs in 1943 up to 11-13k, although there are much less fighters at the eastern front, pilots were getting worser and technical supremacy was lost.