[Nokose]

17 July 1943
At 05:12 (MT) for reconnaissance took off Pe-2 (# 11/160) 99 GORAP flown by S-t. Aleksandr Popov and at 06:00 (MT) sent a radio message which was the last contact before being shot down 2 km east of Novy Sinets.
1./JG 51 Obfw. Wilhelm Theimann Pe-2 (43) 05:30. 35 Ost/64581

Target: Naryshkino station
1st wave: 9 Pe-2 205 BAP and escorting 6 Yak-9 20 IAP
Losses:
Yak-9 20 IAP Ml. Lt. Vladimir Litvinov (POW)
Yak-9 20 IAP (I have not located this pilot’s name yet, so he possibly survived and returned on foot)
Pe-2 (#1/146) 205 BAP Ml. Lt. Arkadiy Krotov (MIA)
Pe-2 (# 19/122) 205 BAP Lt. Nikolay Bogdanov (MIA)
Pe-2 (# 17/122) 205 BAP Lt. Gavril Kar’ev (MIA)
Pe-2 (# 5/123) 205 BAP Ml. Lt. Vasiliy Gorbunov (MIA)
Pe-2 (# 13/118) 205 BAP (Rank unk at this time but last name Eleshov. This bomber was seriously damaged and forced landed on the fuselage 15 km south of Belov with the entire crew WIA)
German claims:
10./JG 51 Fw. Rudolf Wagner Yak-1 (29) 05:00 South of Anachina
Yak-1 (30). 05:02 West of Massalskaja
2./JG 52 Lt. Berhold Korts Pe-2 (68) 05:10 35 Ost/54751
11./JG 51 Uffz. Helmut Holtz Pe-2 (15) 05:10 35 Ost/54842
Pe-2 (16) 05:18 35 Ost/54671
11./JG 51 Uffz. Johann Markl Pe-2 (5) 05:13 35 Ost/54812
Pe-2 (6) 05:22. 35 Ost/54532

2nd Wave: 9 Pe-2 35 GBAP and escort 8 Yak-9 20 IAP
Losses:
Pe-2 (# 10/111) 35 GBAP Gds. Ml. Lt. Aleksandr Panfilov
In the area of Gnezdilov
Pe-2 (# 6 /144) 35 GBAP Gds. Kapt. MikZdanovskiy (MIA)
In the area of Staiki
Pe-2 (# 5/126) 35 GBAP Gds. Ml. Lt. Nikolay Voronov (MIA)
In the area of Staiki
7./JG 51 Uffz. Heinrich Dittlmann Pe-2 (19) 05:06 35 Ost/53217
Pe-2 (20) 05:09 35 Ost/53132
7./JG 51 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Weber Pe-2 (67) 05:08 35 Ost/53215

Soviet victory claims:
St. Lt. Yakov Udovitskiy 20 IAP Fw-190 (3) North of Naryshkino
(Cannot confirm if this is the Fw 190 of 30% damage in III./JG 51)