Verification of Polish air kill claims on the Eastern front (10.1944-05.1945).

[BartekPL]

Hello,
Could someone confirm any of these claims? Unfortunately, I don't own any German sources which could help - aviation isn't really my cup of tea.

1st claim - 15.10.1944, Nowy Dwór area - Bf 109 shoot down by Il-2M3's rear gunner - Edmund Szuberski, unit - 611 plsz (unit was renamed to 3 plsz on 31.10.1944),

2nd claim - 19.04.1945, around 2:15 P.M., in Bad Freienwalde area - Fw 190 A/F (with bombs) shoot down by Yak-9M "87" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Wiktor Kalinowski (Polish ace on the Eastern Front - 6 kills), unit - 1 plm,

3rd claim - 19.04.1945, around 2:45 P.M., in Altranft area (near
Bad Freienwalde) - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9 "32" of kpt. (Cpt) of Władimir Bajow, unit - 1 plm,

4th claim - 19.04.1945, around 8 P.M., NE of Heckelberg - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9 "93" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Julij Kozak, unit - 1 plm,

5th claim - 19.04.1945, around 8 P.M., in Finowfurt area, to the west of Eberswalde - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9D "4" of por. (1st Lt) Anatolij Szyrokun, unit - 1 plm,

6th claim - 19.04.1945, around 8 P.M., over Finowfurt airfield - Fw 190 (probably F-8/F-9 - photo of this plane appeared once on this forum) shoot down by Yak-9 "68" or "94" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Wiesław Bobrowski, unit - 1 plm,

7th claim - 23.04.1945, around 3 PM, north of Berlin, in area of Hennigsdorf - Bf 109 shoot down by Il-2M3's rear gunner, unit - 3 plsz,

8th claim - 25.04.1945, in area of Vehlefanz, to the west of Velten - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9 of por. (1st Lt) Wańkowski, unit - 10 plm,

9th claim - 25.04.1945, in area of Vehlefanz, to the west of Velten - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9 of kpt. (Cpt) Aleksandr Kuźniecow, unit - 10 plm,

10th claim - 25.04.1945, around 7 PM, to the west of Friesack - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9M "87" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Wiktor Kalinowski, unit - 1 plm,

11th claim - 25.04.1945, around 7:30 PM, in the area of Velten - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9 "100" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Nikołaj Chaustowicz, unit - 1 plm,

12th claim - 25.04.1945, around 7:30 PM, in the area of Velten - Fw 190 shoot down by Yak-9 "101" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Juliusz Szwarc, unit - 1 plm,

13th claim - 29.04.1945, Fw 190 shoot down by chor. (warrant officer) Smirnow, unit - 10 plm,

14th claim - 29.04.1945, Fw 190 shoot down by chor. (warrant officer) Panow, unit - 10 plm,

15th claim - 01.05.1945, around 2 PM, 3 km NW of Fehrbellin - Bf 109 shoot down by Yak-9 "68" of por. (1st Lt) Aleksandr Wierbicki, unit - 1 plm,

16th claim - 02.05.1945, to the west of Neuruppin, in the area of Wusterhausen - Fi 156 shoot down by Yak-9M of chor. (warrant officer) Michaił Ponomariew, unit - 11 plm,

17th claim - 02.05.1945, to the west of Neuruppin, in the area of Wusterhausen - Hs 126 shoot down by Yak-9M of chor. (warrant officer) Aleksandr Krasucki, unit - 11 plm,

Besides these, on 25.04.1945, in area of Vehlefanz, to the west of Velten, kpt. (Cpt) Wasilij Bystrow in his Yak-9 (unit - 10 plm) claimed probable shoot down of a Fw 190. Few other pilots claimed damaging few planes (Fw 189, He 111, Fw-190 and Bf 109), three unidentified planes were claimed as destroyed on 29.04.1945 at the Neuruppin airfield by Il-2s of 8 plsz, 1 Ju 52 was claimed destroyed at the field airfield by two pilots on 14.02.1945 near Piła.


Best regards
Bartłomiej

[BartekPL]

Below pictures of two Polish Yak-9s and one Il-2M3 mentioned above:


Yak-9M "93" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Julij Kozak, unit - 1 plm.
Attachment 17904



Yak-9M "87" of ppor. (2nd Lt) Wiktor Kalinowski of 1 plm.
Attachment 17905


Il-2M3 of 3 plsz.
Attachment 17906


Best regards
Bartłomiej