JG 51 victories (Part 2)

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09 Mar 1943 09:04 (M) - . Planned attack on the Orel airfield (southwest) by 5 Il-2 from the 825 ShAP led by Mayor Prokorov and escorted by 6 Yak-1 from the 286 IAD. They crossed the front line near Zalegoshch' at 600 m. but rose to 1500 - 2000 m. at the Optukha River but went back to 200 m. Soviet report states they were then attacked by 5 Bf 109 while the fighter escort was intercepted by another group of German fighters. The Il-2s then turned back towards the front line. May. Prokorov was first shot down and made an emergency landing on his fuselage 8 km south of Zagegoshch', he returned to his unit on the 13th.
825 ShAP losses:
Il-2 May. Prokorov
Il-2 S-t. Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov (MIA)
Il-2 St. S-t. Vasiliy Ivanovich Ivlev (MIA)
Il-2 S-t. Egor Egorovich Ekimov (MIA)
Il-2 S-t. Aleksandr Vasil'evich Pomazkin (MIA)

German claims:
2./JG 51 Lt. Joachim Brendel Il-2 (22) 07:27 35 Ost/63244
Il-2 (23) 07:32 "/63433
2./JG 51 Uffz. Klaus Dietrich Il-2 (3) 07:29 "/63244
7./JG 51 Lt. Gunther Schack Il-2 (41) 07:33 "/63251 22 km SW Novosil'
Il-2 (42) 07:36 "/ " 22 km SW Novosil'