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Re: Were any I-16s flown in Luftwaffe markings?
Some info about casualties with I-16s and UTIs in Luftwaffe:
In July, 15 1941 unter-officer Paul Rot was killed in I-16 crash near Molodechno airfield. In March, 30 1942 UTI-4 of Ld.Kdo. 2/12 crashed at Manheim-Sandhofen during landing because of running out of fuel. In March, 31 1942 I-16 of Ld.Kdo. 2/VI crashed at Dunwald. Pilot oberfeldfebel Gustav Koell was killed. In May, 5 1942 UTI-4 No.15153128 of Ld.Kdo. 2/12 was hardly damaged during taxiing. In May, 28 1942 UTI-4 No.15153126 of Ld.Kdo. 2/12, how it was already mentioned by Khorat, was damaged during landing while running out of fuel. Pilot feldfebel Heintz Shmidt and unter-officer Erhard Kartsen were wounded. In June, 14 1942 I-16 type 5 No.521722 of Ld.Kdo. 64 crashed because of the engine problems near Kiel-Holtenau. In June,14 1942 I-16 type 6 No.60121 of Ld.Kdo. 1/7 damaged the belly while landing at Shongau airfield (the gear retracted). Source: Polikarpov fighters in action, part 2. |
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