VVS operations 6-8 may & 8-10 june 1943, claims and losses.

[Evgeny Velichko]

5 - Raid to attack airfield Lubinka (~12:00)

6 x Yak-7B (20 iap), with escort of 7 x Yak-7B (Normandie)

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Over the target:
Result of attack on airfield:

20 iap: 13 aircrafts destroyed on airfield;

6 - Raid to attack airfield Lubinka (~17:00)

6 x Yak-7B (18 giap)

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Over the target:
Result of attack on airfield:

18 giap: 6 aircrafts destroyed on airfield;

Claims:

Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (18 giap), over airfield;

7 - Raid to attack airfield Lubinka (~19:00)

5 x La-5 (Leader - St.Lt. Tolmachyov, 523 iap)

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Over the target:

Group was intercepted by 6 Fw190;

Result of attack on airfield:

Not known, because of aircombat.

Losses:

La-5 (Serj. Bezborodov, 523 iap) - damaged by Fw190, bellylanded in airfield Dugino;
La-5 (Lt. Mishenkov, 523 iap) - damaged by Fw190, landed in his airfield.

7 - Raid to airfield Sescha (time not known)

9 x Pe-2 (2 bap) + 9 x Pe-2 (130 bap), escprt provided by 27 Yak-1 and Yak-7B of 303 iad and 20 iap.

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Over the target:

Group was intercepted by 1 Bf109 and 6 Fw190;

Claims:

Bf109 was shot down by Yak-7B (303 iad)
Fw190 (shared) was shot down by pair (Kap. Butuzov and Ml.Lt. Mashkin)

Result of attack on airfield:

Destroyed 2 hangars and 3 buildings.

Losses:

Pe-2 (Ml.Lt. Plachinda, 130 bap) shot down by Bf109 in area of airfield;
Pe-2 (Ml.Lt. Fyodorov, 130 bap) shot down by Flak in area of airfield;
Yak-1 (St.Lt. Korobkov, 20 iap) shot down by Fw190 in area of airfield;
Yak-1 (Ml.Lt. Sulimov, 20 iap) shot down by Fw190 in area of airfield;

[jeanba]

Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

5 - Raid to attack airfield Lubinka (~12:00)

6 x Yak-7B (20 iap), with escort of 7 x Yak-7B (Normandie)

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Over the target:
Result of attack on airfield:

20 iap: 13 aircrafts destroyed on airfield;

Normandie used Yak-1B