[HGabor]

Folks, just some addition to Düttmann's two "Yak-3" (if -3!) claims on March 8, 1945 at 16:24 at Aba-SW, 3 km and at 16:27 at Aba-S, 4 km. The only Yak fighter unit in the area was the 288th Fighter Division (IAD), which had 4 regiments (IAP): 611, 659, 866, 897 IAP.


Planes of 17 Air Army, 288 IAD by March 01, 1945:

288 IAD HQ.:
Yak-3:.............1

611 IAP:
Yak-1B:...........4
Yak-3:.............7
Yak-9D,M:........9
Yak-9DD:.........1 (long range escort version)

659 IAP:
Yak-3:..............6
Yak-9D,M:........22
Yak-9T:............1
Yak-9DD:..........1 (long range escort version)

866 IAP:
Yak-3:...............29

897 IAP:
Yak-1B:..............1
Yak-9D,M:..........6
Yak-9T:..............6
Yak-9DD:...........2 (long range escort version)

Missions flown by these regiments on March 8, 1945 as per the combat diary of 288 IAD:

611 IAP: 45 missions in groups of 4-6 Yaks in the Káloz, Pály, Dég, Enying area. Missions: 11.00-13.00, 15.00-16.30 local
659 IAP: 35 missions in groups of 4-6 Yaks, escorting A-20 Bostons of 244 BAD in the city of Székesfehérvár area.
866 IAP: 50 missions in groups of 4-6 Yaks in the Káloz, Pály, Dég, Enying area. Missions: 8:00-10.00, 13.00-15.00, 16.30-17.30 local
897 IAP: 20 missions in groups of (4)-6 Yaks, escorting A-20 Bostons of 244 BAD in the city of Székesfehérvár area.

The escorted 244 BAD bomber regiments (260, 449, 861 BAP) did not report fighter attack.

Gabor