VVS operations 6-8 may & 8-10 june 1943, claims and losses.

[Evgeny Velichko]

One of the most blodly raids:

10 june 1943

3 - Raid to attack airfield Bryansk (20:20 ~ 20:30)

6 x Il-2 (Kap. I. Vykhor, 571 shap), 8 x Yak-7B (St.Lt. N.Semyonov, 18 giap)
5 x Il-2 (St.Lt. F. Ermolin, 571 shap), 7 x Yak-7B (Kap. V.Seryogin, 168 iap)
6 x Il-2 (St.Lt. A.Mashnev, 566 shap), 8 x Yak-7B (Kap.Borodin, 168 iap)
5 x Il-2 (St.Lt. Ryabov, 566 shap), 4 x Yak-7B (St.Lt. Yakovlev, 168 iap)

8 x Pe-2 (Kap.M.Grishin, 261 bap), 8 x Yak-7B (Kap.S.Sibirin, 18 giap), 7 x Yak-7B (St.Lt. Zamorin, 18 giap)

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Road to target:

Group came under attack of large group of Fw190;

Claims:

Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (St.Lt. Yakovlev, 168 iap), crashed in area Svir'
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Podp. Pil'schikov, 168 iap), crashed in area Batogovo
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Podp. Pil'schikov, 168 iap), crashed in area Batogovo
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Lt. Petrov, 168 iap), crashed in area Railroad Station Seltzo.

Losses:

Il-2 (Ml.Lt. Kanaev, 566 shap) shot down by Fw190, failed to return from combat mission
Il-2 (St.Lt. Shuleshko, 566 shap) shot down by Fw190, failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (St.Lt. Sokolov, 18 giap) shot down by enemy fighters, failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (Ml.Lt. Shumsky, 18 giap) shot down by enemy fighters, failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (St.Lt. Yakovlev, 168 iap) damaged by enemy fighters, emlanded on his airfield;
Yak-7B (Ml.Lt. Kochnev, 168 iap) shot down by enemy fighters, crashed in area of Railroad Station Seltzo.

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Over the target:
Result of attack:
destroyed ~17 and damaged ~12 aircrafts, 4 large explosions (probably fuel depots), 1 x Flak;

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Road to target:

Group came under attack of 15 x Fw190 (it was around 20:21), in area Samara-Raditza to Uritzkogo.

Claims:

Fw190 shot down by Il-2 gunner (Kap.Sher, 571 shap), crashed 3km E of Batogovo
Fw190 shot down by Il-2 (Ml.Lt. Ryazantzev, 571 shap), crashed 12 km NE of Batogovo
Fw190 damaged by Il-2 gunners (St.Serj. Vorozhejkin, 571 shap), in area Podbuzhje
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Ml.Lt. Kuprienkov, 168 iap), crashed in area Batogovo – Bryansk
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B ( Lt. Zamkovsky, 18 giap), crashed in area Bezhitza
Fw190 shot down by Pe-2 gunners (Kap. Sheremet, 261 bap), crashed in area Zhizdra

Losses:

Il-2 ( St.Lt. Bubnov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Muravyov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Kap. I.Vykhor, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Bol’shakov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Baranenko, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Lt. Borisyuk, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Lt. Privalov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Ermolin, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Skantzev, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Pepelyaev, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Sil’chenko, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Trofimov, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Lt. Zasypkin, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Ryabov, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Kap. Skarednov, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Serj. Nikitin, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Pe-2 (Kap.Grishin, 261 bap), shot down by enemy fighters, crashed in area Zhizdra - Maklaki