Briefly I can tell, that the most TRAGICAL raids were:
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6 may 1943
16 VA raids:
2 - Raid to attack airfield Orel-GVF (~14:30)
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16 x Il-2 of 41 shap escorted by Yak-1 of 896 iap:
- claimed 2 x Bf109
- lost
16 x Il-2 !!!, and 2 Yak-1....
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6 may 1943
16 VA raids:
5 - Raid to attack airfield Orel-Central (14:30 - 14:35)
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15 x Il-2 of 79 gshap, with escort of 8 x Yak-1 of 563 iap and 8 x Yak-7B 519 iap:
-claimed 8 x Fw190;
-lost 7 x Il-2, and 1 Yak-1
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7 may 1943
16 VA raids:
1 - Raid to attack airfield Bolshaya Kulikovka (~5:22)
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14 x Il-2 of 218 shap, with escort of 12 La-5 of 297 iap and fighter sweep of 8 x Yak-1 of 896 iap:
-claimed 2 x Fw190;
-lost 6 x Il-2, 3 x La-5, 2 x Yak-1.
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2 - Raid to attack airfields Khmelevaya (5:50-5:55) and Orel-Central (~6:00)
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6 x Il-2 of 79 gshap, 6 x Il-2 of 58 gshap, with escort of 5 x Yak-1 of 563 iap and 5 x Yak-1 of 176 iap;
-claimed: 3 x Fw190 and 2 x Bf109;
-lost: 3 x Yak-1,
12 x Il-2!!!
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8 VA raids:
5 - Raid to attack airfield Kramatorskaya (~5:10)
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18 x A-20 Boston (861 bap) with escort of 7 x La-5 of 5 giap, and 7 x Yak-1 of 867 iap;
-claimed: 1 x Fw190 and 5 x Bf109;
-lost: 1 x La-5 and 6 x A-20...