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Re: 107 Wins for Normandy-Niemen in October 1944: Myth or Reality?
1st victory of the pilots of Normandy for the month of October.
On the 9th of October, Captain Matras shot down at 16h30 (GMT + 3) a Me109 8 km south of Tauragé. The victory is considered probable until the troops on the ground signal the fall of a Me109.
The 1 / JG51 and 3 / JG51 are active on the gradnetz (26726 and 26769), that is the south of Tauragé.
Does anyone have the details of the JG51's losses for October 9, 1944 ?
They have a pilot killed but in Warsaw it seems.
The 18 GvIAP wins the same day these first victories: 8 Fw-190 and 1 Me-109.
Only one plane is lost the La-5 N ° 392IFN2233 near Taraugé at 11:30 (GMT + 3).
As an indication: details of the victories of 18 GvIAP.
Between 15:46 and 16:35 (GMT + 3) 3 FW-190 and 1 Me-109 in Taraugé.
Between 17:40 and 18:40: 1 FW-190 to Taraugé.
At 18.30: 1 FW-190, place unspecified, 1 FW-190 at Ragnit, 1 FW-190 at Chuppinen, 1 FW-190 at Piktupenen.
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