[Dénes Bernád]

Thanks, MB, for the very interesting additional info.

Well, it seems like the combat diary (?) of the 55th IAP is indeed contradictory. I am not surprised, though, as I've found similar contradictions while studying the archival documents of the Rumanian, Bulgarian and Hungarian air forces.

I am surprised that the initial claims are for June 26 and 27, not 28, as the sources I consulted note. There was no P.11 loss on either of these dates. However - as I noted in my previous post - two P.11s were indeed lost in combat on June 28, 1941, so that should have been the proper claim date.

I am wondering if there is a published Russian source for the 55th IAP activity in 1941, both non-Russian authors took they information from. I would assume yes. If so, can someone point it out?

I would like to note that both P.Z.L. P.23 and P.37, as well as SET-7 types were in service with ARR, thus the Soviet fighter pilots' claims could have been accurate. I should check if there were indeed losses in those days, though.