Maikop commandos raid 24.Oct.42

[Larry deZeng]

Andrey - here are the aircraft lost on the ground at Maikop, although the list may not be complete:

At Fl.H. Maikop
Remarks:
6 Sep 42: bombed – 1 x Fi 156 from Verbindungsstaffel 66 destroyed.
8 Sep 42: bombed – 1 x Ju 88 D-5 from 4.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122 destroyed.
23 Oct 42: bombed – 1 x Ju 52 from KGr.z.b.V. 172 and 1 x Ju 52 from San.Flugbereitschaft 17 destroyed (1) and damaged (1).
3 Nov 42: bombed – 1 x Bf 109G from 15.(kroat.)/JG 52 damaged.

Did the Soviet paratroops do any damage to the airfield?

Larry

[Andrey Kuznetsov]

Hello Larry,

thank you for the Maikop loss list.

Originally Posted by Larry deZeng

Did the Soviet paratroops do any damage to the airfield?

To the airfield directly? According to Soviet data, no. The sole goal was to destroy as many aircrafts as possible.

German data - a bit later, maybe some additions were made after 23/24.Oct.

Best regards,
Andrey