Рыбин, Ю. В. Советские асы на Харрикейнах в годы Второй Мировой Войны / Юрий Рыбин . – [Б. м. ] : Osprey Publishing, 2012. – 97 с. : ил., портр. – Англ. яз.

C HA PTE R FOUR 60 suffered a slight foot wound, Shalaev took to his parachute and landed safely. On 1 July an aerial clash involving pilots of 78th IAP, led by Capt Sgibnev, became one of the most significant in the history of the Northern Fleet Air Force. Seven Hurricanes from the regiment repelled a raid by Ju 87s, the Soviet pilots claiming to have downed seven of nine dive-bombers engaged without loss. The Germans, however, stated that only two aircraft were destroyed, Ju 87Rs’ Wk-Nrs. 5691 and 6225- The aircrew involved, Leutnant Leo Schobert, Unteroffizier Arno Jansen, Feldwebel August Greiner and Unteroffizier Wolfgang Ossowski, were all killed. A detailed description of this encounter has survived, and an analysis of the reports reveal the actions of the pilots themselves and the tactics employed by the Northern Fleet Air Force during this crucial period in the defence of Murmansk. The official 78th IAP account noted that at 1850 hrs its pilots were patrolling over the port of Murmansk at an altitude of 4000 m (13,000 ft); Ranking Soviet Hurricane ace Snr Lt Petr Sgibnev was the youngest squadron commander in the Northern Fleet Air Force, being appointed leader of the first squadron of 78th IAP on 18 June 1942 when he was just 21 A Northern Fleet anti-aircraft artillery position defending the port of Murmansk. It w as common practice during the summer of 1942 for Hurricane pilots to retreat behind an anti-aircraft barrage when encountering enemy fighters in the Murmansk area so as to save themselves for attacks on the raiding bombers © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com