OVER THE KUBAN

On April 21, 1943, during the Kuban
Bridgehead struggle in the Crimea, an IL-
2 Shturmovik crew learned the dangers of
flying without fighter escort.  Pilot
N.V. Rykhlin and his reargunner I.S.
Yefremenko of the 805th Ground-Attack Air
Regiment were flying a mission against
German ground targets when they were
jumped from above by four German
fighters.  As they struggled to get back
to Russian lines, Rykhlin was wounded and
Yefremenko managed to down two of the
Germans.  Finally landing at a Soviet
airstrip, both were later awarded the
Gold Star.

MISSION

You are to destroy at least 4 targets in
the designated target area, which
represents a German assembly area.
Consider the mission a success if you can
do that and your plane makes it back to
friendly lines.

NOTES

This is a normal day mission.

     SCENARIO DESIGN BY

  Gregory M. "Sturmer" Smith


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