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RR_CAPILATUS 25-03-2005 22:31

Воздушный бой 866 ИАП с американцами (Р-38) 11 ноября 1944 г
 
На русском:
http://vif2ne.ru/nvi/forum/0/archive/63/63597.htm

English version:

COMBAT REPORT, headquarter 866IAP
07.11.1944 16.00


07.11.1945 at 12.50 group of 12 planes type “Lightning“ attacked troops of 3d corps of Ukrainian front, moving on the road from Nish to the westbound direction at Chamurlia region.
4 planes in formation were making an attack one by one diving from H400m leveling at 50m. Two groups of 4 were circling overhead at 1500m. After the first assault AA opened fire and shoot down 1 plane which crashed 1km North of the airfield.
At 13.00 pair of Yak-9 866IAP on duty took off, leader Lt. Krivonogih wingman 2d Lt.Shipulya. At 13.05 6 Yak-9 took off as well, commander Cpt.Bondar, 1st Lt. Surnev, 1st Lt. Zheleznov, 1st Lt.Poziba, Lt.Zhestovsky, 2d Lt.Serdyuk.
At 13.10 took off pair Yak-3 of Cpt.Koldunov, wingman 2d Lt.Krasyukov

The first pair after airborn making right hand turn started approaching to 4 P-38 involved in assault. 2 P-38 attacked pair of Lt.Krivonogih. 2d Lt.Shipulya attacked P-38 making secondary assault of the troops and set it in fire, P-38 with 40 degrees angle ran into the ground 500m North of the AF where it burned in flame.

Lt.Krivonogih while defending from 2 P-38 in the attack making vertical maneuver burned one of them, which came down in flame to the forest 8-10km to the North of the AF. During attack on the next P-38 Lt.Krivonogih got it’s tail, AA opened fire to both of them. Came to the bursts of AA plane of Lt.Krivonogih came in smoke, made a split and with an angle of 80-85 degrees ran into the ground 3km Noth-East of the AF.
Cpt.Bondar after airborn identified planes as American type P-38 Lightning and was trying to avoid dogfight maneuvering vertically and horizontally to give P-38 no opportunity to open fire to Yaks. 1st Lt. Surnev by rocking the wing let P-38 know they were friendly after that P-38 stopped attack and got away.
2d Lt.Serdyuk took off alone after all fighters and was being attacked by P-38 straight away. Avoiding the fight he saw another P-38 attacking Yak-9 and got in a hurry to help the Yak. After his attack P-38 fall down in flame 1km North-West of the AF.
Next Serdyuk attacked one more P-38, gave two long volleys from both cannon and machine-gun. P-38 came in smoke and flew away at North-West bound direction with descent.
2km to the North of Nish Lt.Zhestovsky was fighting with pair of Lightnings, attacked one of them from behind above side, P-38 came in smoke after the gun hit and flew away at North-West bound direction with descent.
The second Lightning attacked Yak of Lt.Zhestovsky and set it in fire. Lt.Zhestovsky got bullet’s hit to his right leg, right side and a finger of his right hand. He bailed out and grounded 8km North to Nish. His Yak burned completely.
1st Lt.Poziba after airborn climbed 2000m and started to form up with group of 12 P-38 coming to the airfield with heading 100. By rocking the wing he let them know he was friendly and pointed to the airfield. The Lightnings didn’t open the fire, turned back and flew away with heading 240. At the same time upto 60 P-38 were approaching from the west, they met the first group of P-38, turned back and disappeared in westbound direction.
Lt.Krasyukov after departure identified P-38s as American and didn’t start combat. He observed Yak-9 coming down in flame 1km North of the AF.


In this dogfight Lightnings downed 2 Yak-9. 2d Lt.Shipulya was KIA, Lt.Zhestovsky bailed out, Lt.Krivonogih KIA in friendly AA fire.
5 P-38 Lightning were downed by our fighters and AA.


Conclusion:
The group of P-38 lost orientation and when passing by attacked our troops identifying them as the enemy.
In the dogfight with Yak-9s P-38 showed good horizontal maneuvering and while level combat P-38 had superior and quite easily could catch Yak-9’s tail.
At vertical maneuver Yak-9s were superior.



Defense Ministry’s Central archives of Russian Federation, 866IAP.

RR_Vespertinus 26-03-2005 20:26

Эта тема обсуждалась на сухом :smile0: http://sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.ph...highlight=P-38

RR_CAPILATUS 26-03-2005 20:50

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Сообщение от RR_Vespertinus
Эта тема обсуждалась на сухом :smile0: http://sukhoi.ru/forum/showthread.ph...highlight=P-38

Знаю. У нас тут свой "Сухой" :157:


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