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13 Oct 1943 10:53 (M)
9 Pe-2 from the 128 GBAP led by Mayor Makrov from a height of 3000 m. bombed German positions at the village of Kurtasy (target # 8). According to the crews the bombs fell on the western and southern outskirts of the village.. Over the target they took fire from AAA and were attacked by 4 Fw 190. Losses 4 Pe-2.
Pe-2 128 GBAP Gds. Ml. Lt. Aleksey Pavlovich Simenskoy (Struck by AAA and left the group)
Pe-2 128 GBAP Kukushkin (Only have the last name)
Pe-2 128 GBAP Baranov (Only have the last name and that he escaped being a POW in 1944)
Pe-2 128 GBAP (flight commander) Gds. St. Lt. Ivan Isaevich Prokorenko (MIA. Soviet records states he crashed in the target area after being hit by AAA)

1./JG 51
Oblt. Joachim Brendel Pe-2 (84) 08:55 35 Ost/15512/ Dajewo
Uffz. Wolfgang Ohl Pe-2 (3) 08:58 NW of Duchatino

Okay, I couldn't find Dajewo and Duchatino on the map but Brendel's PlQu. is in the area of Kurtasy so his claim can be linked. Maybe some one can link Ohl if the location is in the same area. Some times AAA being the reason given does not always mean that is what happen.

There was another raid made by 9 Pe-2 from the 35 GBAP led by Mayor Pankov bombing a grove 1 km west of Astashkovichi (target # 10) which took fire from AAA.
Pe-2 (# 10/208) 35 GBAP Ml. Lt. Yuriy Valentinovich Dobrolyubov & crew (MIA after being hit by AAA)