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Originally Posted by Nokose
This is from a 103 ShAP report for the 29 Jul 1942. Three Il-2 from the 103 ShAP attacked a German mechanized column at Nikolaevskaya. They had as escorts 5 Yak-1 from 247 IAP and 7 Yak-1 from 16 GIAP. Bf 109 pulled the escorts into a dogfight leaving the Shturmoviks alone. They were intercepted and shot down leaving the target.
Il-2 130 ShAP Lt. Sergey Tikhonovich Aver'yanov (Returned to his regiment after going down)
Il-2 130 ShAP Ml. Lt. Georgiy Petrovich Kovalenko (Same)
Il-2 130 ShAP Serzhant Yakov Il'ich Prokop'ev (KIA)
Appears to be an under claiming on this one.
Obfw. Heinrich Leschert 3./JG 53
(16) Il-2 15:50 PlQu. 44 Ost/1877
(17) Il-2 15:53 PlQu. 44 Ost/1878
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Another loss for this date was 66 ShAP, Sergei Alekseevich Feoktistov forcelanded in Russian territory and hospitalized. Is there any clue as to how his loss was brought about? I had surmised that maybe it was tied in with Leschert's claims...
Nick
5th December 2014, 12:28
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