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Originally Posted by yogybär
There is a mountain of >5000m in the area, the Dychtau. They did not fly THAT high though  |
Well, what is amazing is that von Bonin claimed an Il-2 shot down at an altitude of 300 m 15 minutes before. A nice climb in a 1942 fighter while intercepting a fast recon aircraft. So maybe the first claim (Il-2) was 300 m above the ground (and not above the sea level) while the second was at 7000 m above the sea level.