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Originally Posted by HGabor
on June 19, 1943, ... So perhaps the 91 IAP had the very first Yak-9 combat loss, - but definitely they had a few of the first losses of this new model.
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Hello Gabor,
don't know when 1st Yak-9 was downed but it was certainly before 19.Jun.43:
26.May.43 Yak-9 No.0130 Sgt Barabanov M.S. (15.IAP 278.IAD) was downed by Bf109 near Kievskoye (Kiewskoje) (Kuban area). Pilot baled out, WIA.
26.May.43 Yak-9 No.0416 Lt Bykov V.N. (15.IAP 278.IAD) FTR in the same area
Best regards,
Andrey