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

[Evgeny Velichko]

2 VA raids:

1 - Raid to attack airfield Rogan (~5:20)

6 x Il-2 (Leader Kap. Eliseyev), escort 10 x La-5 (240 iap)
6 x Il-2 (Leader. Ml.Lt. Aleksandrov), escort 8 x La-5 (193 iap)

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Over the target:
Result of attack:
Damaged and destroyed ~30 aircrafts, 8 x Flak, 18 fires;

Losses:

3 x Il-2 damaged by Flak, 1 x Il-2 (Serj. Smirnov) crashed on his airfield.


2 - Raid to attack airfield Kharkov-Aleshki (5:20-5:30)

6 x Il-2 (Leader St.Lt. M.Stepanov, 800 shap) escort by Yak-1’s and Yak-7B’s (183 iap)
4 x Il-2 (Leader Lt. Odintsov, 800 shap)

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Road to target:

After crossing frontline, group came under attack of 2 x Bf109.

Losses:

Yak-1 (183 iap) shot down by Bf109, crashed near fronline
Yak-1 (183 iap) shot down by Bf109, crashed near fronline

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Over the target:
Result of attack: Destroyed on airfield - 2 x Ju88, 9 x Bf109, 1 radiocar, 10 fires, 2 x Flak, damaged ~14 Bf109.

3 - Raid to attack airfield Kharkov-Sokol'niki (5:30-5:32)

5 x Il-2 (Leader St.Lt. Kostyrko, 820 shap) with escort of 8 x Yak-1 of 6 iap

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Over the target:
Result of attack: - 3 large explosions spotted.

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Road from target to base:

Group came under attack of several Bf109

Claims:

Bf109 was damaged by Il-2 gunners( Serj. Butov), “enemy aircraft caught heavy smoke trail and falled down to earth”