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Info EDUARD 03/2024, Page 37
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BOXART STORY
In Eduard INFO magazine we have already
written twice about Hannes Trautloft and his
Jagdgeschwader 54 “Grünherz”. The first time
was in August 2010, and the article described
the beginning of the combat career of this
legendary aviator. The second article was
published in July 2023, focusing on JG 54 first
winter campaign in Russia. In March 1942,
JG 54 received the first Bf 109s of the F-4 version,
but this rearmament did not require significant
organizational measures. Night fighter flights
became a new task for JG 54 from May 1942,
during which it achieved sixty victories. For this
purpose the Bf 109s were fitted with a drop tank
under the fuselage.
However, the transition to the G-2 version
was more complicated. First to rearm to the
new Gustavs was I./JG 54 in June, followed by
II./JG 54 in July and III./JG 54 was the last to
switch to the G-2 version in late July/August.
The rearmament took place one Staffel at a time
at Jesau airfield in East Prussia. This placed
Trautloft in a difficult situation. JG 54 during
this period supported ground troops facing
Soviet attempts to break through the front
from Leningrad, through Demyansk, Dugino and
down to Orel. This was a stretch of over 800
kilometres and parts of JG 54 acted literally as
a fire brigade, assisting ground troops in the
most critical parts of the battlefield. There was
even a situation when at Leningrad the only
German fighter unit was a single Staffel from
JG 54.
Under the command of Trautloft´s Stab was
also I./JG 51 and briefly in the second half of
August 1942 also I./JG 52. Trautloft's priority
during this hectic period was probably not
to obtain a new version of the 109s for his
Stab. During July, Stab/JG 54 had only one
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 still in service.
Trautloft did not take delivery of six brand new
Bf 109s for his Stab flight until early August.
These were G-2s, and three of them are listed
in the loss reports with serial numbers from
production block 10,000 of the Erla plant. Black
and white as colour photographs of Trautloft's
machine in three-colour camouflage on the
upper surfaces are known from this period. This
aircraft is interesting in that it is fitted with
a canopy that matches the G-1 version with
a pressurized cockpit.
After a two-month scoring break, Hannes
Trautloft scored his first victory on Gustav on
August 5, 1942, when he shot down a Pe-2 bomber
southeast of Shimsk near Lake Ilmen at 18:35
German time. What is remarkable about this
aerial combat is the altitude at which Trautloft
hit the enemy. The report states that the Pe-2
was hit at 6,500 metres, which is highly unusual
for air combat at this time on the Eastern Front.
There were no other aerial engagements in this
area on that day. With the help of researchers
Nick Hector and Danny Case, it was possible to
identify the crew involved. They belonged to the
6th ODRAE, which was a separate long-range
reconnaissance unit subordinated to the 6th Air
Army.
The crew consisted of st. lt. Viktor Gavrilovich
Podkolodnov, ml. serzh. Fedor Fedorovich
Lopatochkin and st. lt. Gavril Georgievich
Goncharov. During the preparation of the
boxart by Marek Ryś, we managed to find
photos of Podkolodnov's aircraft. It had the
identification number 2 and the patriotic
inscription “Osoaviakhim Chuvashii”. The Pe-2
was purchased from a fundraiser of the workers
of the Ishley district of the Chuvash ASSR, which
raised a total of 2.3 million rubles for various
military equipment during July and August
1942. Osoviakhim was an association for aiding
defense, aviation and chemical construction
industry and was involved in the training of
hundreds of thousands of military specialists
during World War II. It is not entirely certain
that the machine with the number two was shot
down by Trautloft, but it cannot be ruled out.
Its photograph was published in the Soviet
press in the autumn of 1942.
Although the Pe-2 was shot down over
territory occupied by the Germans, Podkolodnov
managed to avoid capture and returned to his unit.
For his service he was twice awarded the Order
of Lenin and twice awarded the Order of the Red
Banner. St. lt. Goncharov, who had previously
served with the 514th PBAP, did not survive.
The last crewman, ml. serhz. Lopatochkin
was also a former member of the 514th PBAP.
He is listed as missing, but one source says
he was captured. The reconnaissance flight of
the 6th ODRAE was rather an exception in the
summer of 1942. After heavy casualties, this unit
participated minimally in combat activities from
July to mid-September. At the end of the year it
was disbanded and its personnel and equipment
taken over by the 72nd ORAP.
Illustration: Marek Rys
High above the front
Text: Jan Bobek
#70156
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