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Re: JG 52 victories
03 June 1944 Romania
17:55 - 18:40 (M) 12 P-39 Airacobra of 100 GIAP (9 GIAD) led by Gds Lt. Ivan Babak covered Soviet ground forces at an altitude of 3000 - 4000 meters in the area of Movileni, Romania. They met in a dogfight with 50 Ju 87 under cover of 16 Fw 190 (SG?) with forward escort of 18 Bf 109. They claimed 4 Ju-87, 5 Me-109 and 1 Fw-190.
Gds Mayor Dmitriy Glinka
Ju-87 (40) west of Epureni, Romania
Ju-87 (41) west of Epureni
Fw-190 (42) Movileni station
Gds Mayor Mikhail Petrov
Me-109 (4) 4 km west of Movileni
Gds Ml. Lt. Vyacheslav Anton‘ev
Me-109 (5) Khorleshti (Horlesti, Romania)
Gds Lt. Ruchek
Me-109
Gds Ml. Lt. Grigoriy Dol‘nikov
Ju-87 (4) east of Movileni station
Me-109 (5) Motnieshti
2 group victories claimed
Soviet losses: P-39 Airacobra Gds Ml. Lt. Unreadable name, parachuted out of the fighter.
(Journal of Combat Operations 100 GIAP 29.05.1944 - 10.05.1945 page 10)
Obfhr. Franz Gärtner 5/JG 52 Airacobra (2) 17:17 at an altitude of 1000 meters PlQu. 78674
II/JG 52 reported no losses of Bf 109
Last edited by Nokose; 28th September 2023 at 00:36.
Reason: Added no losses of Bf 109
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