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Old 20th May 2017, 04:03
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Capt. Skomorokhov (31 IAP), La-5FN No.'56'

La-5 ace, Capt. Nikolai Skomorokhov (17 VA, 31 IAP) flew La-5FN with factory marking '56' in early 1945 in Hungary. See attached pic.

In January, 1945 the three fighter-regiments of 17 VA, 295 IAD (31, 116, 164 IAP) had only 2 known La-5s with xxxxxx56 serials:

39211156
39212056

Since on January 30, 1945 ml.Lt. Derevnev (31 IAP) was killed in 39211156 (engine: 8211268) in a dogfight, Capt. Skomorokhov's plane had to be 39212056.

(Later the 31 IAP received another '56' La-5FN: 39211556, which crashlanded on March 28, 1945 (pilot: ml.lt. Danov, engine: 82111423), but still was not listed in early 1945. Previously the 31 IAP had a trainer version La-5U as well, 39212156 (engine: 829192), which crashlanded on December 21, 1944 with ml.Lt. Chirkin, so looks like the only option for Skomorokhov's plane is 39212056.)

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