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Probably. I thought to remember a better quality.
About the profile, I've tried an automatic translation
In the spring of 1944, after the 15th Air winning art painted hood karminovskoy "Airacobra" in red color with a recognized ace.
- We are here with a little mechanic painted in your car hood - said Carmine overnight technician level. - That, then, was more noticeable and more beautiful.
In the darkness Carmine could not see anything. And only in the morning understood: his nose "Airacobra" was painted not in the usual green and red.
On the same day the squadron flew Bekashonka to cover the troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, and a pair of Carmina - to cover his group. Bekashonok with its pilots appeared over the battlefield just in time: 18 "Junkers" unfolded for the bombing of our combat formations. Slightly taller dive bombers "grazed" 4-109.
Strike Group "Airacobra" took bombers. Carmine, ordering slave cover it, went to the rapprochement with the leading "Messer". But then came the voice of the headphones Chugunova that the engine of his car gives interruptions. Carmine had to send him to their base and continue the fight alone.
"Messer" immediately attacked him with a single machine 2 sides. There was an emergency. Karminskaya "Cobra" thrashed from side to side in alternating counterattacks, spewing fire. "Messer" rebounded, but ammunition is running out. Now followed by a new attack. Without waiting for her, Carmine deftly flew to the side of the leading car and drove almost the entire course of the rest of their ammunition. Aflame "Messer" crashed near KP Field Army. The rest of the triple-109 left to climb into the clouds. Following their "compliance" Carmine Alexander took part and at the expense of mental influence his red nose "Cobra".
Group Bekashonka meanwhile dispersed "Junkers" without giving them bombed, 3 bomber dogarali on earth. It's time to go back to their base and our fighters. But three "Messers" re stuck right carmine. Fly slightly to the side and looked at him. Carmine, waited a moment, suddenly rushed to the extreme Me-109. He rushed to the peak, Carmine behind him. Caught and pressed on, perched close to the tail, and led to his airfield. Now, they say, rammed! The remaining pair of "Messers" did not dare shoot: afraid to get in their way. "Messer" wanted to go through the wing coup, and the height of 300 meters - crashed into the ground. Couple-109 fired from a distance and went Carmine, damaging him screw.
Despite the successful completion of the match, returning to their base, Carmine ordered technique to paint the nose of the "Airacobra" in the normal color.
This looks hardly compatible with the profile.
The plane was lost in the spring
May 31 there was a fight, the details of which are not blotted out in memory of Alexander Leontyevich and after the war. Rose in the air group "Airacobra" waged by the division commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Goregliad. Senior Lieutenant Carmine on "Airacobra" tail number "12", together with his wingman Freedom flew above the main group.
Six enemy fighters appeared suddenly out of the sun. Couple "Messers", separated from the main group, rushed to the plane division commander. "Goregliad! Thee Attack! - Carmine passed by radio and rushed to intercept. Went into a nosedive." Messer "was in the crosshairs. Fire from all onboard weapons - and the Me-109 broke apart in the air.
After the attack Carmine looked around but did not find Frida. In the heat of battle was lost slave - he was young, has not fired a pilot. Carmine did battle turn and climbed higher. Saw the second "Messer", which went into its territory, and gave chase. German anti-aircraft guns opened fire on our aircraft. Shells hit the wing and cockpit. Carmine was wounded in the leg and arm. The plane caught fire. "Jump!" - Flashed the thought, but, glancing down, he saw leaving the Me-109.
"No! - Carmine decided - will burn itself, but also will not give you leave." Through the pain, he introduced the "Cobra" and into a steep dive, firing cannons and machine guns, catching up "Messer" bumped into him. Shot from the pilot lost consciousness. How was thrown out of the plane and pulled the parachute ring - can not remember. Awoke from jerk reveal dome. The remaining four "Messers" trying to avenge his master died, the wounded pilot fired - bullets hit in the back and leg.
Carmina landed pulled from the neutral area on which it is blown by the wind, a woman - a doctor. While bandaging the wounded pilot, commander of the unit, which landed on a plot Carmine went to the fallen aircraft - the benefit they lay side by side - looked at them. He brought his Carmina planchette coated with her intelligence and 2 "Iron Cross" dead German ace.
P-39 A.L.Karmina
Thus ended this sortie Alexander Carmina. For his feat, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In total, during his participation in World War II, he made 221 sorties. After spending 31 dogfight, shot down 19 enemy aircraft in person and 14 in the group with his friends (M. Yu Bulls in their research indicates 17 personal and group 1 victory) .
Again, if I have understood well the text, this looks scarcely compatible with the profile.
Regards
Massimo