3 Night fighter Ramms on Eastern Front

[Evgeny Velichko]

Hi all!

Interesting thing - 3 aces of same NachJagdStaffel were involved in ramm's/collisions with soviet a/c's.

14.06.1943
Oblt. Hans Janke attacked IL-4 over Kertch, Crimea. Soviet bomber pilot successfully avoided 5 attacks, but on 6th pass german pilot collided with his victim. Janke and his gunner Uffz. Pfeffers bailed out their Bf110G-2 (№6257) and were rescued from water at 5:00 am by Do-24. Another person who was picked up by Dornier was pilot of IL-4, k-n Vasili Andreev, pilot od 5 Guards BAP VVS ChF. He was imprisoned, by managed to escape and went to partisans. He later returned to his unit in april 1944. Other crew members, bombardier L-t S.Gudz, gunners S-t P.Khomenko and S-t I.Zybka were killed.

I wasnt able to find corresponding loss of 10.(Nachjagd)/ZG1 on 14.06.1943. Also, could someone tell me a fate of Oblt. Jancke?
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27.09.1943
Ramm of Ofw. Kociok with IL-4 of VVS ChF is well described.

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03.11.1943

3 IL-2 of 47 ShAP strafed german positions at Eltigen, near Kertch. Crimea. After they completed their mission and turned to base, leader - L-t B.N.Volovodov - spotted a group of Ju88's with escort of Me110's, who was preparing to bomb soviet positions.

Ardering his wingmen to return to base, L-t Volovodov attacked head-on german formation, ramming one of Me-110's. Both a/c exploded to pieces.

Could somebody confirm that Bf110G-2 (№5200) crew consisted of Oblt Hubert Reichelt and Uffz. Schreiber of 5./NJG200?