Credits For Aerial Victories of Sergei Makarovich Kramarenko
In the German-Soviet War Sergei Kramarenko scored two individual victories and 10 more group (shared) kills, plus a balloon. During the Korean War he flew 104 combat sorties, engaged UN aircraft in 42 occasions, and was officially credited with 13 victories. After cross-referencing his credited victories with German and US losses, it seems that in fact he shot down one German warplane during World War II, and he scored at least eight or nine victories in Korea, besides seriously damaging three more UN jets.
| Date (dd.mm.yyyy) | Unit | Aircraft flown | Enemy Aircraft | Pilot & Fate | Unit, AF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.02.1943 | 523 IAP | La-5 "Red 34" | FW-190A-3 WkNr 2265 | Karl Stadeck (KIA) | 2./JG 51, Luftwaffe |
| 16.04.1945 | 176 GIAP | La-7 "Red 27" | FW-190 | -- | Luftwaffe (**) |
| 12.04.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15 "Red 729" | F-80C BuNo ? | A. B. Swanson (*) | 18 ABG, USAF |
| 02.06.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-86A BuNo 49-1130 | Thomas C. Hanson (KIA) (*) | 336 FIS, USAF |
| 17.06.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-86A BuNo 49-1281 | Glenn T. Eagleston | 4 FIW, USAF |
| 23.06.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-86 | -- {***} | USAF (**) |
| 11.07.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-86A BuNo 48-297 | Conrad Allard (KIA) (*) | 335 FIS, USAF |
| 29.07.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-86A BuNo 49-1098 | ? {Pilot bailed out 6 miles (9.7 km) NE of Suwon} | 4 FIW, USAF |
| 12.09.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-84E BuNo 49-2399 | Capt. Chapman {bailed out near Cho-do rescued} | 136 FBW, USAF |
| 22.09.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-86A BuNo 49-1158 (dam) | ? {KORWALD reports damaged 23.09.1951} | 4 FIW, USAF |
| 30.10.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 721" | F-84E BuNo 51-615 | ? {Plane Heavily damaged by MIG Sunan area-crash landed} | 49 FBW, USAF |
| 01.12.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 684" | Meteor F.8 S/N A77-559 (dam) | Bill Middlemiss | No.77 Sqn, RAAF |
| 01.12.1951 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 684" | Meteor F.8 S/N A77-251 | Vance Drummond (POW) | No.77 Sqn, RAAF |
| 12.01.1952 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 684" | F-86E BuNo 50-615 | Paul G. Ridgeway (*) | 334 FIS, USAF |
| 12.01.1952 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 684" | F-86 | -- | USAF (**) |
| 16.01.1952 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 684" | F-86 BuNo ? {F-80C BuNo 49-1880} | ? - pilot MIA {Possibly 1stLt R.L. McNulty-MIA} | 80 Ftr-Bdmr USAF |
| 17.01.1952 | 176 GIAP | MiG-15bis "Red 684" | F-86E BuNo 50-636 (dam) | George V. Wendling | 16 FIS, USAF |
(*) = Loss not credited in US records to MiG-15 action. KORWALD lists Captain A.B. Swanson loss date is given as 13.04.1951 and that he was hit by AAA, bailed out successfully and was rescued. Ditto lists Lt Thomas C. Hanson loss date 05.06.1951 crashed on take off 5 miles (8.0 km) off end of runway Suwon K-13 after jettisoning fuel tanks; Ditto lists Captain Ridgeway as being lost 13.01.1952. Cause of loss is given as "Engine explosion, crashed" and "Explosion in engine section"; {Pilot} successfully ejected 6 mi (9.7 km) N of K-14, rescued.
(**) = Overclaim in good faith.
(***)= KORWALD reports only one F-86 lost between dates of 21.06.1951 and 24.06.1951-on 22 June 1951 F-86A 49-1276 of 4th Ftr-Int Gp/336th Ftr-Int Sq was shot down by MIG at 645L. Pilot 1Lt Howard P. Miller remains recovered in "Operation Glory" Likewise KORWALD reports that on 24.06.1951 a F-80C of 49th Ftr-Bmdr Gr/8th Ftr-Bmdr Sq-a Flight of 4 F-80s attacked by 12 MiG-15s, downed by MiG over Chonsodae (Sonchon); 1Lt Ernest C Dunning Jr Captured and returned during Operation Big Switch.
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