Maikop commandos raid 24.Oct.42

[Andrey Kuznetsov]

Originally Posted by Monaco

Maybe the paratroopers had some success:
23.10.42:
AE. Maykop; 4./JG.52; Bf109G-2; 13846; 100; destroyed by Soviet soldiers after parachute landing; -; 4; ;
AE. Maykop; Sanflugber. 17; Ju52; 3009; 30; Bombing; -; 4; ;
Knajukatl; Sanflugber. 17; Fi156; 5561; 70; Damage of the engine; -; S; ;
AE. Maykop; KGrzbV.172; Ju52; 5641; 100; Bombing; ; T; ;

Thank you, Monaco!

Originally Posted by Monaco

Knajukatl; Sanflugber. 17; Fi156; 5561; 70; Damage of the engine; -; S; ;

Where is it?

Originally Posted by Monaco

Maybe the TB-3 carrier s/d by AAA was from 325 AP (62 BAD, ADD), which lost the TB-3 of Lt. F.I. Celikovskyi on a mission over the Caucasus the aircraft was hit, caught fire and ditched in the Black Sea; the crew was saved.

No, it was from 18.transport detachment of VVS ChF.
If you read Russian, this is an excellent article about the raid:
http://www.morpeh.com/index.php?opti...ote&Itemid=142

An epic fight, real heroes. But results seems far less than expected.

Best regards,
Andrey