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Re: Found MIAs of the 872 ShAP
If you use Yahoo or some other, type in airforce.ru and it should have Translate next to your search. The story besides the recovery is on the 27Jul43 17:28-18:30 two Il-2 of the 872 ShAP escorted by 4 Yak-1Bs of the 287 IAP attacked the airfield at Borodulino. The both Il-2 were hit by flak(?) while the 4 Yak-1's were fighting for their lives with 6 Fw-190s. One Il-2 rammed the ammo storage and blew it up. The other flew off to the north and was never seen again. It seems that the wrong Il-2 pilot and gunner got the Hero status.
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