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Re: Hartmann: claims vs. victories
Over Brünn, interestingly the soviet bombers suffered very heavy losses in April, 1945. Especially April 25, 1945 was intense, when they lost 3 Bostons to Hartmann's I./JG 52 fighters. Surprisingly Hartmann claimed a P-39 this day, which was not present in the Brünn area.
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April 19, 1945: 5 VA, 218 BAD, 452 BAP, A-20G-40-DO Boston, S/N: 43-21364, lost to flak over Brünn, crashlanded at Loděnice. Bombardier/navigator bailed out, radioman was MIA, pilot died during landing. Survivor female gunner, Vasilisa Sergeevna Pashenko in fear of torture and rape, commited suicide when the plane was approached by German troops.
April 23, 1945: 5 VA, 218 BAD, 48 BAP, A-20G-15-DO Boston, S/N: 42-54174, lost to flak over Brünn, crashed at Holáskách. Entire crew of Lt. Ivan Pavlovich Beloglazenko was KIA.
April 25, 1945: 5 VA, 218 BAD, 48 BAP, A-20G-15-DO Boston, S/N: 42-54202, red '2' lost to flak over Brünn, crashed IN Brünn! Entire crew of 1Lt. Dmitrii Sergeevich Bongard was KIA.
April 25, 1945: 5 VA, 218 BAD, 453 BAP, A-20G-10-DO Boston, S/N: 42-53953, lost in a dogfight to Bf 109s of I./JG 52 over Brünn, crashed at Heršpice in a hillside forest. Yak-3 escort from 31 GvIAP. Pilot, Capt. Vasilii Kirillovich Jurchenko was KIA.
April 25, 1945: 5 VA, 218 BAD, 453 BAP, A-20G-30-DO Boston, S/N: 43-9781, lost in a dogfight to Bf 109s of I./JG 52 over Brünn, crashed at Ruprechtov. Yak-3 escort from 31 GvIAP. Pilot, Lt. Anatolii Alexeevich Vetrov was KIA. Plane arrived only 5 days earlier, on April 20, 1945 in the 5 VA, 453 BAP from 7 VA, 114 GvDBAP, operating in the Norway region in the North.
April 25, 1945: 5 VA, 218 BAD, 453 BAP, A-20G-15-DO Boston, S/N: 42-54221, lost in a dogfight to Bf 109s of I./JG 52 over Brünn, crashed at Vacenovice, Brünn-SE. Yak-3 escort from 31 GvIAP. Pilot, 1Lt. Mihail Levanovich Kakulia survived the crash.
Any such claims in I./JG 52?????
No soviet fighter losses in this dogfight. (La-7FN, S/N: 45211033 of 5 VA, 14 GvIAD, 177 GvIAP was lost to flak and crashed at Babice nad Svitavou. Pilot, Ml.Lt. Alexeii Ivanovich Menshikov was KIA.)
Gabor
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