The first suicide attack of nazi flying officer (20.12.1943)

Dimitar Spisarevski (Bulgarian: Димитър Списаревски) (19 June 1916—20 December 1943) was a Bulgarian fighter pilot known for taking down an American bomber by voluntarily crashing into it during the bombing of Sofia in World War II.

Born in Dobrich on 19 June 1916, Spisarevski moved with his family after the post-World War I Treaty of Neuilly ceded the city to Romania, consecutively living in Lom, Belogradchik and Sofia.

Spisarevski entered His Majesty's Military School, but was expelled and went to serve in Yambol. Due to his excellent conduct, he was called back as a cadet to the school. When a pilot contest was announced, he was among the first candidates for the new subject. Later, he went on to study in Nazi Germany, where he graduated from the fighter pilot school in Werneuchen in 1938. In the summer of 1943, he was sent to the English Channel with another Bulgarian pilot to observe the German pilots and master aerial warfare tactics.

On 20 December 1943, a group of American B-24 Liberator bombers and guarding fighter planes totalling to over 200 airplanes headed to Sofia in order to bomb the Bulgarian capital once again. 36 Bulgarian airplanes took off in order to intercept the bomber before they reached Sofia. Spisarevski was one of the Bulgarian Air Force's Messerschmitt Ме-109G-2 pilots on duty in Bozhurishte who were sent to intercept the bombers before they could reach the city.

According to the battle log of the 3/6 fighter wing, of which Spisarevski was part, the battle went the following way: the American B-24 aircraft flew towards Sofia in V-shaped formations of three, echeloned in a long rear column. The Bulgarians formed an opposing battle row, echeloned in squadrons of four in a rear column, at 6,000 m. The wing had the task to engage the enemy P-38 Lightning figthers while at the same time the other wing, 2/6, would hit the bombers and force them to release their bombs outside the city.

Flying Officer Spisarevski's aircraft failed to start and he took off in a reserve plane with some delay in what would be his first and only aerial battle. When he reached the bombers, the battle had already begun. Spisarevski evaded two American fighters, headed to a group of 16 Liberators and, without ceasing fire, crashed into the leading bomber. The bomber split in mid-air and only the tail shooter survived. Spisarevski's machine crashed at the heights near the village of Pasarel close to Sofia. His body was found among the debris. The hit American bomber crashed on the other side of the village. For the taking down of a four-engine bomber, he was credited posthumously with three aerial victories and promoted to the rank of Captain. Spisarevski was buried in the Central Sofia Cemetery, in the Walk of Pilots.
After this attack japanese military strategists come to Bulgaria to learn details of these suicide attack of Dimitar Spisarevski.


Lieutenant Edward Tinker:
"...The Bulgarian pilots were as fierce and well trained as any we had ever faced. As to the pilot that shot myself & McClendon down, he was shot down immediately after and was killed...."

" ...When the Germans pulled out to go get ready for the 2nd front (D-Day) they wanted to take all of us prisoners back with them to Germany but the Bulgarians said no and meant it. So we stayed in country and were released on September 8th 1944. Oh happy day! "...

"...The bulgarians fighting extremely vicious - like defenders of the most holy ground as well. For me they depletet the concept of unsurpassable fury in the aviation..."

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[communistjesus]

AMERICA IS A CONTINENT..

THE US IS A COUNTRY ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT

[tioteo63]

Нито е нацист, нито е немец! А момчето не е виновно - така са смятали свалените американци!

[Kevroj]

what

[TheCommonMan101]

@TAQUEROCHIDO1966 Your comment made no sense at all.

[TAQUEROCHIDO1966]

@TheCommonMan101 nope!!!! usa its not a name....since usa its the only country in the world with no name.....then others countryes started callin them americans!!!!

[TheCommonMan101]

@communistjesus North America is a continent. So is South America. The United States of America is a country located on the continent of North America. The US is an abbreviated acronym commonly associated with the United States of America. The United States of America happens to be the only nation that incorporates the name America into its national identity. This is why the citizens of the United States of America identify themselves as American.

[communistjesus]

@levispurs1 NOOOOOOOO, a proud citizen of the United States.

[levispurs1]

@communistjesus,,,,, so what do you call yourself......oh yes an american. 

[scottwins2]

The bomber at 1min. 18 seconds on this video was hit by a freindly bomb from above. Verfified that the palne hit was in the wrong position. There are errors in this video.

[scottwins2]

At 54 to 58 seconds on this video the crash was in Washington State of an American aircraft in the fifties, my father had full knowledge of it.

[gravelandx88]

That announcer lady is pretty cute.

[abc409rxas]

вы, ребята из России клавиатура с русскими символами на них? Простите, если я звучать глупо, я не русский