Luftwaffe claim 15.1.42 Demyansk

[markjsheppard]

Hi

Looking for any Luftwaffe claim for an I-26 around Demyansk area on 15th Jan 1942. Looked at Tony Woods site and nothing came up.

Would it have been JG54 as the main opponent?

regards

Mark

[Nokose]

Mark,
The only one that I found for that area and date was Stab I/JG 51 StA. Dr. Veit Vogel for his 5th victory a SB-2 at 11:05. I/JG 51 was stationed there. II/JG 54 came around the 20th. It could have been someones "unconfirmed victory" unless Vogel was really bad at aircraft ID.

[markjsheppard]

Hi Nokose,

Thanks for that. I think most will agree there is no similarity between a I-26 and a SB-2.

Keep on looking ,especially at JG51.

regards

Mark

[Stig Jarlevik]

Gentlemen

Can we please drop the -2 in the Tupolev design?
The aircraft was Tupolev SB, the digit 2 refers to the engines used, so it is either SB or SB-2M 100, SB-2M 103 and so on, but never SB-2 since it indicates there was a previous type designated SB-1 which of course there was not.

Cheers
Stig

[Nokose]

Stig, I usually put SB if I know the unit and pilot but when all I have is the German type designated as "SB-2" that's what I put down. I have ran across a lot of "SB-2" instead of being a SB have turned into DB-3 or DB-3F bombers. It's like a LaGG being classified as all Soviet fighters which we know isn't true.