Russian Ace Kozachenko versus ARR HE-112B, Info Needed

Hero pilots roaster of the 30GVIAP 1st and 3rd Sqd as of 1944


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This post has been edited by alexkdl on February 25, 2005 07:31 pm

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Lt Karlov with a captured damaged FW-190, note both Russian pilots wearing German leather jackets, Karlov stands on the left



Lt Karlov

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Great picture!!!!
I think the german aircraft is a FW-189

CIP

Although I agree with regarding your acft ID becuase of the boom tail and special engine nacelles and prop shapes are these of FW-189 bellow are his air kills ID from Russian sources...it seems that the recon FW-189 was either brought down in group or was omitted from his roaster.


Bellow the translation from Russian with my auto translator

1941:
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- 22.06.41 - the is brought down No-2, thus his navigator (page 27) is killed;
- 23.06.41 - it is brought down Ia-109 (page 35);
- 24.06.41 - it is brought down Ia-109 (page 38);
- a start on investigation, it is brought down two Oo-126 (page 51);
- fight alone with 4-iy Ia-109, is brought down 1 (pages 57);
- fight with group Ju-88 and Ia-109, is brought down Ju-88 (page 59);
- the start on covering SB, is brought down Ia-109 (page 74);
- shturmovka air station in Beltsy, on the ground it is destroyed Ia-109 (page 90);
- shturmovka air station in Kishinev, on the ground it is destroyed Ju-87
- covering No-2, brought down two ME-109 (1 personally and 1 in group, page 97);
- air fight with 4-iy ME-109, is brought down 1 (pages 107);
- air fight with scout Ju-88, but has left - fight with 3 Ju-88, 1-st is brought down
Brought down HS-126 (page 126);
- July 1 JU 88
Covering SB bomber brought down ME-109

Total for 1941 - 14 brought down

-------January and February - of March - brought down HS-126 (page 196); - April - flights on trophy ME 109 in group; - May - the start on support No-2, 1 ME-109 is brought down (page 210); - the start in pair on investigation, is brought down BF-110 (page 214); -- 2, is brought down ME 109 (page 217); - a take off on support - 2, is brought down ME 109 ( page 220); - August - fight with group Me-109, is brought down 1 (pages 230); - fight with group Ju-88,brought down 1 (pages 234); Total for 1942 - 7 brought down.

1943.-----------Kuban (till April, 17): - fight with group Me-109,
brought down 1 (pages 270); - it is brought down Ia-109 and Ju-88 (page 274); - in two fights brought down 3 ME -109 (page 277); (Jury Zhukov, in t
he book " One Insta nt from thousand, dates these victories on 12-th of April.) On
April, 11 - it is brought down 4 BF-110 in one I fight (page 281 - 283); - fight with group Ju-87, is brought down 1 (pages 285); - fight with group Ju-88, is brought down 1 (pages 287); - fight with group Ju-87, it is brought down 3 (in one I
fight, page 290); - fight with group Me-109, is brought down 1 (pages 291); From April, 18 till April, 21: - the start on support Ia-2, is brought down FW-190 and podbit ME-109 (page 295); - the start on support Ia-2, is brought down ME-109 (page 295); on April, 21 - a start on support Silt - 2, is brought down Ia-109 (page 297); - support Ia-2, is brought down FW-190 (page 298); - the start on support Ia-2, is brought down Ia-109 (page 301); on April, 29, a start on reflection Ju-87, 5 machines (page 304 - 305) are brought down; - fight with group Ju-87 and Ia-109, it is brought down 2 Ju-87 (page 305-306); From May, 5 till May, 10: - fight with group Me-109, is brought down 1 (pages 308); - fight with group Ju-88, it is brought down 3 (it is included 1 personally, and 2 - have gone " for the benefit of a general victory ". Page 309); Up to the end of May: - the start on support Ia-2, is brought down ME-109 (page 318); - Fight with group Me-109, is brought down 1 (pages 319); - fight with group Me-109, is brought down 1 (pages 324); - fight with group Me-109, is brought down 1 (pages 325); - fight with group Me-109, 2 (pages 327) are brought down; on May, 29 - fight with 3-iy groups Ju-88, 2 machines (this episode in book Pokryshkina is not present, J.Zhukov tells about it in the book " One Instant from thousand ") are brought down. - June, 1943, is brought down Ia-109 (page 330); According to Jury Zhukov for June - July, 1943 Pokryshkin had 4 victories. - the Middle of August, flight in area of Raisin. " Cobras " are frequently attacked by our pilots from others polkov - the machine of a unfamiliar configuration is accepted for enemy. (Page 336); - fight with group Ju-88, is brought down 1 (pages 336);

- RECON Ju-88 at height more than 8000 meters (page 337) is brought down;
- on August, 21, it is brought down 2 Ju-87 and podbit Ia-109 (page 338);
- fight with group Ju-88, is brought down 1 (pages 344);
- fight with group Ju-87, is brought down 1 (pages 356);
- fight with group Ju-88, 3 planes (it is included 2, page 358) are brought down;
- scout Ju-88 (the crew is awarded with Iron Crosses, page 361) is brought down;
- fight with group Ju-87, is brought down 1 (pages 365);
- hunting for Black sea, it is brought down 5 Ju-52 (page 367 - 368);
Total for 1943 - 55 brought down. 1944
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-on July, 16, fight with Ju-87 and Oo-129, it is brought down 3 Ju-87 and 1 Oo-129 (page 391); (Michael Devjataev dates this fight by 13-th, that day it have brought down)

1945
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-the middle of January, fight with group Ju-87, is brought down 1 (pages 421); Total victories - 81, in
t.ch.: ME-109 - 34, Ju-87 - 19, Ju-88 - 15;
Ju-52 - 5, Hs-126 - 4, FW-190 - 2;
BF-110 - 1, Hs-129

Translated from Pokirshkin TO LEARN ITSELF TO FLY

Hello! I revived this old topic because it is still not clear to me: Did Kozachenko shoot down Codrut or didn't he. And if not, then who did? Thanks in advance for any reply.

Kpt. Kozachenko of 249 IAP claimed a 'He 112' shot down on June 23, 1941. However, the distance between the location of his claim and the actual crash site of Adj. av. Codrut's He 112 is too big; therefore, the Soviet airman's claim is probably the result of a faulty aircraft type identification.

Gen. Dénes

OK, but then the ARR did loose a He-112 that day. And Kozachenko did claim an enemy Aircraft shot down. Is it possible to clarify the circumstances under which Adj. av. Codrut was lost? What did his fellow pilots say about his attacker? And is it possible to identify Kozachenko's victim? Why would he identify the enemy plane as a He-112 (a rather obscure type) unless there was something really peculiar about that plane? And one last question: Is it possible that Kozachenko only damaged the plane of Codrut, and the Romanian crashed later at a different location?

Rumanian archival sources mention that Codrut's airplane was hit by Flak fire:

However, the cause of an airplane's demise is not always described accurately, even in original documents, so hostile fire from enemy fighter(s) could not be ruled out.

Gen. Dénes

Misindetification of enemy airplane types was a common occurence, on both sides. There were even "He 113s" claimed by Soviet pilots, throughout the war.

One possible explanation is that Kozachenko met a Bf 109F - type which was recently introduced on the Eastern Front - which had rounded wingtips, opposite to the square wingtips of a more common 'Emil', thus resembling the elliptical wing of the He 112B.

Gen. Dénes

This post has been edited by Dénes on June 30, 2005 01:56 am

OK then, thank you for the clarification Dénes.