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Leonid Krylov provided excellent evidence of the air battle on 12.04.51.

Photo taken from the museum photo album of the 324th IAD.

Let's go.

All attacks were carried out from MiG-15 aircraft on 12.04.51


Attack of the B-29 formation by Senior Lieutenant Kochegarov, 196th IAP.

The engine of the American B-29 bomber is on fire, attacked by Kochegarov's leader - Captain Ivanov.

This pair entered the battle first.

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Attack of a group of B-29s by Senior Lieutenant Obraztsov, pilot of the 176th Fighter Regiment.

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Attack of the B-29 by the pilot of the 196th Fighter Regiment, Senior Lieutenant Shibanov.

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Captain Subbotin, 176th Regiment, is working, a 37mm shell explosion is visible on the center section of a B-29.

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Captain Suchkov of the 176th Fighter Aviation Regiment is attacking; an overturned B-29 is visible on the right.

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1. 17.5.52, Zabelin, 821 IAP works on F-84
2 and 5. 04.02.53 Zameskin 878 IAP on F-86 - start of shooting and explosion of the aircraft.
3. 06.10.52 Smirnov, 518 IAP, on F-86
4. The keel of F-86 No. 52-2906, shot down on 05.12.52 by Fedotov, 518 IAP
6. 01.08.52, Ivanov, 726 IAP, on F-86.
7. 17.05.53, Zhuravel, 518 IAP, on F-86
8. 20.07.52, Zabelin, 821 IAP, F-86
9. 12.04.51, Suchkov, 176 GvIAP
10. 12.04.51, Shebanov, 196 IAP

Objective control from 07.04.51 to 17.05.53

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Thanks for posting

Brrr...

Is there a convenient reference for 'bail-out' procedure from a B-29 ?