Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Allied and Soviet Air Forces

Allied and Soviet Air Forces Please use this forum to discuss the Air Forces of the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 8th May 2024, 12:17
Jan.Safarik's Avatar
Jan.Safarik Jan.Safarik is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Železné, Czech Republic
Posts: 27
Jan.Safarik is on a distinguished road
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?
__________________
Air Aces, http://aces.safarikovi.org/
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 14th May 2024, 23:42
HGabor HGabor is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,207
HGabor has a spectacular aura aboutHGabor has a spectacular aura about
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.

Gabor
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 15th May 2024, 15:23
Stig Jarlevik Stig Jarlevik is online now
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,850
Stig Jarlevik will become famous soon enough
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
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 15th May 2024, 20:23
HGabor HGabor is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,207
HGabor has a spectacular aura aboutHGabor has a spectacular aura about
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.)
Gabor
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 15th May 2024, 21:28
Stig Jarlevik Stig Jarlevik is online now
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,850
Stig Jarlevik will become famous soon enough
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
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Russian air attack on St Pölten, April 1945 Chris Going Allied and Soviet Air Forces 6 28th December 2023 20:26
Red Air Force DB 3 losses 24-25 April 1945 in Landsberg an der Warthe/Gorzów Wielkopolski area? Theo Boiten Allied and Soviet Air Forces 19 12th July 2021 16:49
5th BG losses ? Alex Smart Japanese and Allied Air Forces in the Far East 20 4th October 2020 15:05
Theirs the Strife The Forgotten Battles of British Second Army and Armeegruppe Blumentritt, April 1945 [off topic] edwest2 Books and Magazines 2 4th January 2020 22:27
Russian losses on Berlin Battle April 1945 Eric Larger Allied and Soviet Air Forces 0 8th April 2006 14:50


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 12:03.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net