6.04.42: a Z3577 pilots name?

[mirekw]

6 Apr 1942 was a large air battle over the Finnish airport Tiiksjarvi. Formation of the Soviet fighters attacked the Finnish Brewster B.239 of 2/LeLv 24. Finns after the fight reported shot down 12 fighters and 2 bombers, without loss of its own.
The real loss was 6 Russians Hurricane fighters lost from 609 and 769 IAP plus one more 1 SB bomber from 80 BAP. Losses were highest in the Soviet side fighting on Karelian Front. Three airmen were sent into camps, and three next died. By the captured Hurricane Z3577 II had been found an airman (?), that probably had shot himself (?). Maybe someone can identify his name?


Capturee pilots were:
Ivan Vavakin, 609 IAP; Nicholas Beletsky, 609 IAP and Belousov

Died: a squadron commander Cpt. W.P. Gorjun, st Lejt. A.A. Preżeskop, younger Lejt. N.F. Kurkin.

[eugenek13]

A squadron commander Cpt. W.P. Gorjun shot him self near his "Hurricaine"

[eugenek13]

Z3577 pilot Ivan Vavakin,BM 959 Nicholas Beletsky......This Hurricaine were captured

[mirekw]

Hi thaks thanks for this information, I think that most probably is Capt. W.P Grojun, who shot himself near force landed Z3577, other dead pilots did not fit to this speculation.
Vaviakin was captured alive and was send into POW's camp.
Nikolas Bieletsky was probably pilot of BM959, and also was POW, later if right remeber returned to Russian in X 1944.
Regards
MirekW