Soviet Fighter Losses in Hungary 14 March 1945

[SCohen]

American documents say that at 1400, around this time American fighters spotted 7 enemy ME-109s, described as "greenish gray wings and fuselage with Yellow noses," at 46 40 N, 18 55 E, a coordinate near Paks, east of Ozora. Does that paint scheme match Lt. Forró's unit (is it 101st Home Air Defense Fighter Wing?) Thank you, this is all very interesting.

[HGabor]

I'd say yes, this painting scheme was typical on Hungarian fighters in March, 1945 and on.
Gabor

[kaki3152]

This site has Lt. Paul Murphy's MACR. Murphy was shot down along with Adamson. He attests that he and Adamson were brought down by AA.

https://www.ace1945.com/files/MACR_MaryMac001.pdf

[HGabor]

Let's say Adamson was ALSO hit by flak, but was NOT shot down by flak. It is a BIG difference! Murphy crashlanded at Bia-Farkashegy, Budapest-W,-NW (talked to a guy who took rubber from one of his wheels after the war for AC models, as Farkashegy was/is a sport airfield!), while Adamson at Ozora-S. Check the map, this is a HUGE difference! So it is impossible that Murphy saw Adamson's loss, he just saw that his plane was also damaged by flak - which turned out to be critical for him, but not for Adamson. Adamson was finally downed in a dogfight further south, enroute home. Perhaps because his plane was already damaged by flak and was flying at low altitude.

Gabor

[SCohen]

Also very interesting, I think that Murphy must have confused Tatabanya with Gyor. I severely doubt he got that far west (I could be wrong though), in his escape report he said he flew east 10 minutes before he crashed near Budaors. I find it very unlikely he chased the aircraft that far west of Gyor, but I suppose it is possible.Typical that this wasn't in the MACR for his March loss, instead in the MACR for his April loss.