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Help with identifying German pilot taken prisoner on July 13, 1943
Hi all!
Scanning through Pavel Burchard's list of losses during the Kursk battle I have found no matches in JG3 and JG52 losses. The story goes as follows: On July 13, 1943 in the evening Soviet fighters shot down wingman of a pair of Me-109s, which tried to engage formation of Sturmovicks North of Volchansk (area of Kharkov). Me-109 belly landed behind Soviet lines. Pilot with rank of oberleutenant was captured. Various witness from Soviet side confirm that German pilot was captured. On the contrary no available sources on JG3 or JG52 indicate such loss on July 13. Could it be the mistake in dates from one side or does it show that German loss records are incomplete to the extent that total loss could not be reflected in them? Maybe somebody could shed some light on who it might be? Best regards, Nikita |
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