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Re: Aces who scored 25 or more kills in the La-5
Correct. Ml.Sgt. Boris Antonovich Solodchenko was the gunner on Maj. Constantin Fedorovich Makeev's (Commander of 3rd Sq.) 260 BAP A-20B Boston, S/N: 41-3648, that was lost on December 8, 1944 which crashlanded where Maj. Krasnov had the fatal accident on January 29, 1945. See attached entry of their loss. (crew of Boston No.41-3648 returned safe on foot.)
Solodchenko was the first guy who discovered the overturned La-5 and tried to free Krasnov, who -by the time- was already dead. Solodchenko cut a hole in the fuselage of the La-5 to access Krasnov, but it was too late. It is very interesting what he could do in the area weeks after their crashlanding? Perhaps he visited their old wreck to remove some more useful parts or belongings or taking photos? I dunno. Anyway, their Boston was one of the downed three (41-3189, 41-3648 and 42-86671) Soviet bombers, destroyed by SG 10 Fw 190s (as per Tony Wood's list) on December 8, 1944 in the Lake-Velencei area. (I already detailed everything about these events - including Maj. Krasnov's accident and the Boston crewman - in my 2013 book: "Bostons in the Hungarian sky and soil 1944-45")
Cheers,
Gabor
Last edited by HGabor; 8th February 2018 at 21:22.
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