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From

Transmission

Kornukov

Hello

18:14

Kornukov

Mastak, Mastak

Kozlov

Kornukov

Hello, Kozlov

Put Gerasimenko on the line

Kozlov

Gerasimenko

Gerasimenko

Kornukov

Yes, sir

Gerasimenko

Gerasimenko

Hello

So, in, be ready to fire, bring everything to ready status, I will give Osipovich the order in two minutes or even less, in a minute and a half I will give the order to open fire, bring Tarasov into the same area

Yes sir

Watch more closely, 163 is also there at point (airbase] one

Roger

Kornukov

Gerasimenko

18:15

Gerasimenko

Kornukov

Gerasimenko

Hello

Yes

Kornukov

Gerasimenko

Kornukov

So... target and interceptor are disappearing (on the screen), they are entering the near zone, RCA has a steady contact at the moment

Good, take control, guide [him] by RCA, issue the commands from RCA

Roger, RCA is monitoring on channel 3

Be careful: behind the target and our fighter we still have the MiG-23 from Smirnykh

Comrade me the target ...

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Ivlichev, Ivlichev

Ivlichev

Kornukov

Ivlichev

Kornukov

Ivlichev

Fighter Reg CP

Yes

Kornukov

Kornukov, have the tanks been jettisoned?

Jettisoned, everything normal

Comrade Commander, (they are] approaching my limit of visibility, who shall I hand over control to

Sokol will now take control, transfer control to Sokol, we will now open fire, order Litvin to ready his weapons