An interesting and strange episode with false AA claim 13.May.43

[Andrey Kuznetsov]

Hello friends,

just found a strange case with AA report.

1st battery of the Soviet 772.AA regiment reported that the battery shot down a FW190 in Krymskaja area (Taman peninsula) 13.May.43. Aircraft fell nearby, motor w/n 16095.
But 37 Army AA commander's indorsement read as follows: "Stop the clearly false reports! ..." and further about a threatening punishment.

One FW190 really was downed on 13.May in the area - FW190A-5 w/n 1271 from II./SchG1. But at least one more AA claim for FW190 on 13.May exist.

It isn't clear whether motor w/n 16095 was already in other report or it was a fiction at all.

Is it possible to find info about BMW801 w/n 16095?

Best regards,
Andrey

[Andrey Kuznetsov]

Is it the info about the w/n blocks of BMW801 is absent at all?

[S Sheflin]

Hello Andrey,

I have only one other BMW801 with a 160XX prefix like your 16095. It is 16049, found on Fw190A-8 Werknummer 171097. Date, location and source not noted.

I hope this of some help to you.

Steve Sheflin

[Andrey Kuznetsov]

Thank you, Steve!

Now it is clear at least that 160XX numbers were existed really.

Best regards,
Andrey