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Title: Yak-3 flown by Alexandr I. Koldunov in 866 IAP ? Post by: steph40 on June 11, 2015, 01:42:30 AM Hello,
One of my future project is a Yak-3 flown by A. I. Koldunov in 866 IAP. I found some informations about a Yak-3 n?1711 "white 17" flown in September 1944. Another Yak-3 was n?1933 but fuselage number is not known (maybe white 19" ?). Anybody to confirm and help me please ? TIA Regards St?ph Title: Re: Yak-3 flown by Alexandr I. Koldunov in 866 IAP ? Post by: steph40 on May 16, 2020, 12:41:59 AM Hello,
I dig up this old post to get your opinion. I found this photo (http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/koldunv4.jpg) from this web page: http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/koldunov.htm (http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/koldunov.htm) (around the middle of the page) And here is an option of Eduard model kit 1194 (Limited dition) (https://www.eduard.com/out/media/gallery/3777/zoom/1194-e.jpg) The only difference (apart the number that we don't see on the photo) is the first letter of the word Donbass "донбясс". Is the person sitting with Koldunov a pilot of the 267 IAP ? Could someone translate the caption under the photo please ? TIA, regards Stéph Title: Re: Yak-3 flown by Alexandr I. Koldunov in 866 IAP ? Post by: 66misos on May 16, 2020, 10:51:43 AM Could someone translate the caption under the photo please ? Hi Steph, here it is: "Deputy commander of the Regiment for the Politic Affairs I.F. Chernyj (on the right) and squadron "Osvobozhdennyj Donbass" leader A.I. Koldunov." Some other photos: (https://i.servimg.com/u/f62/19/63/80/27/_proto11.jpg) Another interpretation of Koldunov's Yak-1b: (https://forum.il2sturmovik.ru/uploads/monthly_07_2014/post-297-0-44572800-1406097168.jpg) Yak-9T (http://ava.org.ru/iap/267/yak9t-37-prof.jpg) source http://ava.org.ru/iap/267.htm (http://ava.org.ru/iap/267.htm) regards, 66misos Title: Re: Yak-3 flown by Alexandr I. Koldunov in 866 IAP ? Post by: Massimo Tessitori on May 16, 2020, 12:24:52 PM Nice markings.
The plane in the photo of the page you've linked seems to have a white spinner, not red. http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/koldunv2.jpg (http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/koldunv2.jpg) This image show that one of the planes had the slogan on the right side too, and the spinners change from plane to plane. (http://ava.org.ru/iap/267/yak-1b_1945.jpg) Regards Massimo Title: Re: Yak-3 flown by Alexandr I. Koldunov in 866 IAP ? Post by: steph40 on May 16, 2020, 05:42:44 PM Thank you very much Michal and Massimo :)
Does that mean that the "Osvobozhdennyj Donbass" Squadron is the 267 IAP ? Maybe I make a mistake but I think Koldunov didn't belong to 267 IAP, am I wrong ? TIA, regards. Stéph. Title: Re: Yak-3 flown by Alexandr I. Koldunov in 866 IAP ? Post by: Massimo Tessitori on May 17, 2020, 08:25:52 AM Steph, are you sure that the plane should be a Yak-3? I can't see any Yak-3 in the photos of this unit.
Regards Massimo Title: Re: Yak-3 flown by Alexandr I. Koldunov in 866 IAP ? Post by: steph40 on May 17, 2020, 10:48:45 AM Hello Massimo,
The only information I found about aircrafts flown by Koldunov was an early Yak-3, N°1711, "17", with only one 7.62 ShKAS machine gun (+ the 20 mm ShVAK cannon) during September-October 1944 in 866 IAP. But I'm not sure he was a member of 267 IAP in his career during WW2...(?) Regards Stéph |