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Air victory of the 5th Air Army VVS on 3 April 1945
From the combat activity log of the 5th Air Army VVS we can read that on this day the airmen of the 5th Air Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front won their only confirmed aerial victory. From other sources, I was able to trace that it was some fighter pilot from the 6th Fighter Division (31st Gv IAP, 73rd Gv IAP and 85th Gv IAP). Unfortunately, I have not yet been able to get the specific name of the pilot who achieved this aerial victory. Does anyone happen to know his name?
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Re: Air victory of the 5th Air Army VVS on 3 April 1945
All I know is that on April 3, 1945 2 Yak-1B of the 5 VA met 2 Bf 109s and one of them was claimed shot down. The 5 VA very often sent out pairs of Yaks for recce. missions. At this time the main recce. regiment of the 6 GvIAD was the 31 GvIAP which indeed operated some older, but fast Yak-1B fighters until the end of the war. I checked the loss lists of these regiments and -at least according to their losses-, the 73 and 85 GvIAP flew newer Yak-9s (Yak-9D, Yak-9M) and the 31 GvIAP kept using some Yak-1Bs. So I would check the 31 GvIAP first.
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Re: Air victory of the 5th Air Army VVS on 3 April 1945
Just out of curiosity, how was it possible for a complete Air Army to just claim one single
aircraft during the war? Sounds impossible to me..... Cheers Stig |
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Re: Air victory of the 5th Air Army VVS on 3 April 1945
Single plane during one day, namely: April 3, 1945. (Not the whole war.)
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Re: Air victory of the 5th Air Army VVS on 3 April 1945
Thanks Gabor
That figures. Thought the statement was a bit odd.... Cheers Stig |
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