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;

[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”

[Evgeny Velichko]

Any claim analisys of June raids done?

[Nokose]

Kursk The Air Battle by Christer Bergstrom lists the following:
06May43 04:30-06:00 a total of 22 to ground attack including 8 from JG51, 6 from KG4 and 6 from 4.(F)/11. none for the other raids thru the 08May43. No mention of victims in the air.
08Jun43 that JG51 lost 1 FW190.

[Leo Etgen]

Hi guys

I should correct a previous post of mine: Feldwebel Hubert Hempel was killed in aerial combat over Sybino on 6 May 1943. My apologies for the error. Here is a photograph of Teniente Alejandro Pérez González of 15.(span)/JG 51 who was killed on 8 June 1943 when he baled out of his fighter but struck the tail. These appear to be the only JG 51 pilots killed in the series of raids. RIP.

Horrido!

Leo

[Evgeny Velichko]

4 - Raid to attack airfields Poltava and Osnova

5 x A-20B (454 bap) to Poltava without escort
5 x A-20B (454 bap) to Osnova without escort

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Road from target to base:
Group intercepted by several enemy fighters.

Losses:

A-20B (Ml. Lt. Shumikhin, 454 bap), shot down by enemy fighters, crashed in area Volchansk.

[Evgeny Velichko]

5 - Raid to attack airfield Kharkov-Sokol'niki (~15:00)

5 x Il-2 (Leader St. Lt. Zabnenkov, 820 shap), with escort of 8 x Yak-7B of 6 iak.

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Over the target:
Result of attack: -damaged and destroyed ~10 aircrafts (Ju88, Bf109, Bf110’s)

Losses:

Il-2 damaged by Flak (Ltn. Ostrov, 820 shap), returned to his airfield.

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Road from target to base:

Group was intercepted by 10-12 Bf109. 2 x Bf109 could pas the escort and attack Il-2’s.

Claims:

Bf109 shot down by Il-2 gunners (Serj. Belokonny, 820 shap), crashed into wood near airfield.

6 - Raid to attack airfield Kharkov-Aleshki (~15:00)

6 x Il-2 (Ltn. Odintzov, 800 shap) with escort of 8 x Yak-1 and Yak-7 (183 iap)
7 x La-5 (193 iap) - Blocking airfields Pomerki and Kharkov-Sokol'niki

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Road to target:

In area of Vesyoloye, Liptzy group came under attack of 12 x Bf109.

Losses:

Il-2 (Serj. Chepelyuk, 800 shap) damaged by Bf109, bellylanded at 5 km NW Vesyoloye
Il-2 (St. Serj. Begel’dinov, 800 shap) damaged by Bf109, bellylanded at 5 km NW Vesyoloye
Yak-7B (183 iap) failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (183 iap) failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (183 iap) failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (183 iap) failed to return from combat mission
La-5 (193 iap) failed to return from combat mission
La-5 (193 iap) failed to return from combat mission
La-5 (193 iap) failed to return from combat mission
La-5 (193 iap) shot down in area Liptzy

Claims:

Bf109 damaged by Il-2 gunners (Serj. Dmitriev, crew of Serj. Chepelyuk, 800 shap), breaked attack with smoke trail;
Bf109 shot down by Il-2 gunners (Nikonov and Belousov, 800 shap), crashed in area Liptzy;
Bf109 shot down by Yak-1 (St. Serj. Novikov, 183 iap), crashed in area Vesyoloye;
Bf109 shot down (shared) by Yak-7B and Yak-1 *Ml. Lt. Petrushkin and St.Serj. Yurchenko, 183 iap) crashed in area Vesyoloye;

Group was managed to return, no attack on target.

[Evgeny Velichko]

Could someone compile a list of Luftwaffe (or may be Hungarian and Romanian also) units, based on that 5 days in may june 43?

It will show what aircrafts COULD be damaged/destroyed on the ground.

Also: could this thread be Sticky?

[Evgeny Velichko]

One of the most blodly raids:

10 june 1943

3 - Raid to attack airfield Bryansk (20:20 ~ 20:30)

6 x Il-2 (Kap. I. Vykhor, 571 shap), 8 x Yak-7B (St.Lt. N.Semyonov, 18 giap)
5 x Il-2 (St.Lt. F. Ermolin, 571 shap), 7 x Yak-7B (Kap. V.Seryogin, 168 iap)
6 x Il-2 (St.Lt. A.Mashnev, 566 shap), 8 x Yak-7B (Kap.Borodin, 168 iap)
5 x Il-2 (St.Lt. Ryabov, 566 shap), 4 x Yak-7B (St.Lt. Yakovlev, 168 iap)

8 x Pe-2 (Kap.M.Grishin, 261 bap), 8 x Yak-7B (Kap.S.Sibirin, 18 giap), 7 x Yak-7B (St.Lt. Zamorin, 18 giap)

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Road to target:

Group came under attack of large group of Fw190;

Claims:

Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (St.Lt. Yakovlev, 168 iap), crashed in area Svir'
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Podp. Pil'schikov, 168 iap), crashed in area Batogovo
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Podp. Pil'schikov, 168 iap), crashed in area Batogovo
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Lt. Petrov, 168 iap), crashed in area Railroad Station Seltzo.

Losses:

Il-2 (Ml.Lt. Kanaev, 566 shap) shot down by Fw190, failed to return from combat mission
Il-2 (St.Lt. Shuleshko, 566 shap) shot down by Fw190, failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (St.Lt. Sokolov, 18 giap) shot down by enemy fighters, failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (Ml.Lt. Shumsky, 18 giap) shot down by enemy fighters, failed to return from combat mission
Yak-7B (St.Lt. Yakovlev, 168 iap) damaged by enemy fighters, emlanded on his airfield;
Yak-7B (Ml.Lt. Kochnev, 168 iap) shot down by enemy fighters, crashed in area of Railroad Station Seltzo.

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Over the target:
Result of attack:
destroyed ~17 and damaged ~12 aircrafts, 4 large explosions (probably fuel depots), 1 x Flak;

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Road to target:

Group came under attack of 15 x Fw190 (it was around 20:21), in area Samara-Raditza to Uritzkogo.

Claims:

Fw190 shot down by Il-2 gunner (Kap.Sher, 571 shap), crashed 3km E of Batogovo
Fw190 shot down by Il-2 (Ml.Lt. Ryazantzev, 571 shap), crashed 12 km NE of Batogovo
Fw190 damaged by Il-2 gunners (St.Serj. Vorozhejkin, 571 shap), in area Podbuzhje
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B (Ml.Lt. Kuprienkov, 168 iap), crashed in area Batogovo – Bryansk
Fw190 shot down by Yak-7B ( Lt. Zamkovsky, 18 giap), crashed in area Bezhitza
Fw190 shot down by Pe-2 gunners (Kap. Sheremet, 261 bap), crashed in area Zhizdra

Losses:

Il-2 ( St.Lt. Bubnov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Muravyov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Kap. I.Vykhor, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Bol’shakov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Baranenko, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Lt. Borisyuk, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Lt. Privalov, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Ermolin, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Skantzev, 571 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Podbuzhje
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Pepelyaev, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Ml.Lt. Sil’chenko, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Trofimov, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Lt. Zasypkin, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( St.Lt. Ryabov, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Kap. Skarednov, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Il-2 ( Serj. Nikitin, 566 shap) shot down by enemy fighters, Bryansk-Shalymovo
Pe-2 (Kap.Grishin, 261 bap), shot down by enemy fighters, crashed in area Zhizdra - Maklaki

[Monaco]

Hi,
first I would like to thank all involved in this very interesting thread. I compiled yours and other datas - maybe it is of help.

Greetings from Germany

Monaco