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Originally Posted by HGabor
Hi Hick,
It's probably just a typo in your list, but La-5FN pilot мл.л-т Сухоруков Алексей Степанович (№4235, +) on January 4, 1945 over Tardos-Tarján, Hungary belonged to 17th Air Army (3rd Ukrainian Front), 194 IAD, 530 IAP. He was killed in La-5FN, S/N.: 39211399, Engine No.: 82111418. (His flight of 6 La-5s escorted 14 IL-2 Sturmoviks of 17 VA, 189 ShAD, 639 ShAP. He had 16 combat missions and 2 dogfights on his record.)
Soviet records say he was downed by flak, but it's a common mistake and his time of crash almost completely matches Lipfert's claim in the same area.
Gabor
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Cheers Gabor,
Much appreciate the correction.
For Gabor AND Adriano:
One last point. An author friend of mine has compiled information on the air war over Slovakia, including Lipfert's remaining victims. He has asked me to withhold from sharing the details, at least for now, sorry.
But at the very least, let it be said:
Lipfert's astonishing accuracy/honesty/correctness (....whatever you want to call it....) continued right up until his final claims. A truly outstanding fighter pilot by any measure.
Nick