MBR-2 shot down March 10,1943

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Nick and Theo

Many thanks for your information. This was the crew of Kapitan Mitchugin
shot down at night after they bombed Bagerovo airfield. Pilot was killed in
the aircraft , the Navigator and gunner /RO bailed out , the Russian sources
indicate that while the Navigator was captured by the Germans and spent
rest of the war at Stalag Luft II Lizmmanstadt (Lodj) the gunner died in the
icy waters . The Nav returned after a 3 months NKVD camp clearing at his
original Sqd by Aug 1945 .

The co pilot and technician 1st rank seems to have perished too
along with rest of the crew . Pilot , Co Pilot , Nav were ranked Captain, it
seems that there was an attempt to promote 3 of them to HSU title though
this never happened. Pilot , CoP and Nav were Red Banner order recepients
the gunner of red star. The gunner (Sgt ) was son of Moscowite art
director. It seems that the MBR-2 was shot down on the night of 12/13 March 43

Please confirm Ofw.Josef Kociok shot this MBR-2 down, I can't locate the claim
source

BR
Alex K

PS: Theo sorry can't go through Pvt , tight up with other subjects
must be done through here