15.(Kroat)/JG52

[Boris Ciglic]

Mihelcic was KIA
Vice defected to Turkey with an mechanic
Mikovic was shot and killed by Soviet troops after a forced landing on the Soviet side of the front (his plane was struck by return fire from an Pe 2)
Berislav Supek lost orientation and landed on Soviet side
Mato Dukovac and Zvonimir Spoljar also defected
Josip Kranjc KIA
Albin Sval KIA
Zvonimir Rajteric KIFA
Cipic (not Cipcic) KIFA
Ivan Karner KIFA
the rest of info is correct

[kalender1973]

Originally Posted by Boris Ciglic

Cipic (not Cipcic) KIFA

Hi Boris,

is this the same person or two different pilot ?

And what is with

Culinovic Mato KIA 7/10/1943 and
Martinasevic Stephan KIFA 23/12/43

I assume, all pilot in your list killed during there duty in the east front ?


Thanks

[Boris Ciglic]

Originally Posted by kalender1973

Hi Boris,

is this the same person or two different pilot ?

And what is with

Culinovic Mato KIA 7/10/1943 and
Martinasevic Stephan KIFA 23/12/43

I assume, all pilot in your list killed during there duty in the east front ?


Thanks

Its the same person.
Culinovic (KIA 7.10.42.) and Stjepan Martinasevic were not members of 15./JG 52 at the time of death.
Your assumption is correct.

[Tomislav Haramincic]

Hello,

@Boris, thank you for the corrections!

pozdrav,

[kalender1973]

Also 12 killed and 7 POW(defected) in east. Thanks a lot for all responses !

[Lastan]

Informations that you get would be incorrect without name of one more Croatian, and ex YAF pilot:

č/n Ivan Sekereš - killed at airfield under Soviet bombing attack...

Lastan

[Dénes Bernád]

Wasn't he of Hungarian origin (i.e., Szekeres)?