5./JG 52
Combat Report
Date of Report ..................................................................................................................................................................... (1.) ................................................
18/04/1943
Staffel ......................................................................................................................................................................................... (2.) ................................................
5./JG 52
Pilot Name ................................................................................................................................................................................. (3.) ...............................................
Bruno Stachel
Status of Pilot .................................................................................................................................................................... (4.) ................................................
OK
Status of Aircraft ........................................................................................................................................................... (5.) ................................................
OK
General Report ..................................................................................................................................................................... (6.)
This day is never-ending...
Second sortie of the day we raced to altitude our west to begin our close air patrol when we were vectored to enemy aircraft. We then noticed that a friendly flight of Ju-87s was getting attacked by a flight of enemy fighters. We firewalled the throttle and intercepted the enemy. After a quick dogfight, our flight was able to dispatch the fighters. I noticed they were French from the roundels on their planes.
Shortly after a new flight of Il-2s was heading into our lines to hit an airfield. We quickly switched our targets and engaged the enemy bombers. Preforming attacks from beneath them allowed me to down 2 enemy planes pretty quickly without using much ammo.
We regrouped after the attack and headed back to Anapa.
Claims ............................................................................................................................................................................................ (7.)
Number of Air Claims ..................................................................................................................................................... (8.) ................................................
4
Type of Aircraft ................................................................................................................................................................ (9.) ................................................
2x Yak-9 2x Il-2
Number of Ground Claims ......................................................................................................................................... (10.) ................................................
0
Type of Ground Targets ............................................................................................................................................ (11.) ................................................
N/A
m. d . W . d . G . b .
Bruno Stachel
18/04/1943
