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Old 4th May 2017, 05:12
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Re: Ivan Shamanov

Only what is in the award documents:

The crew of Krapiva-Gorbunov-Kostyushin-Kutsai-Kirilenko (B-25C):
13.06.1943 - on B-25C (13 GwAP DD) fired 6 aircraft that came in for landing. 1 shot down Kostyushin, 1 damaged (ignited the engine - did not observe the drop, but it's as shot down) Kirilenko.

27 GwAP DD (on A-20G-3) - the crew of Krapiva-Kostyushin/???/Kulbatskiy-Kutsay:
18.06.1944 - blocking of the airfield Slonim - crept into the tail to Me-109 and knocked him down.
27/28.06.1944 - blocking of the airfield Baranovichi (tests of the cannon-machine-gun installation - AKAB) from the same approach two planes on the ground were destroyed.
14-15.07.1944 - Kostyushin died of wounds
24-25.07.1944 - blocking the airfield Petrovgrad (Yugoslavia).
On the return route attacked Me-109, which was shot down by the navigator (???).
16-17.09.1944 - blocking the airfield Budapesht. Shot down the plane Me-109 in the tail.
19.09.1944 - blocking the airfield Vats (35 km N Budapesht).
On the return route attacked Me-109, which was shot down by navigator major Kulbatskiy.

Although officially on the account of Krapiva only three planes shot down personally (in the documents found there are two of them).
Kutsai also shot Me-109 on 05/08/1941 - when he flew to the SB.
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