Title: MiG-3s of 148 IAP Post by: Massimo Tessitori on April 17, 2007, 11:15:20 PM Hi, :)
I've found a pair of new photos of MiG.3s during the Battle of Kharkov on Airmag n.3 This is new (http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/148iap/zastal.jpg) while this was already known. (http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/khar-zastf.jpg) Note that the slogan Za Stalina looks identical, although the aircraft is not the same. It is probably made by stencil. (http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/khar-zarof.jpg) This image, already known, is from the other side, and shows "Za Rodinu" painted with similar style. At the beginning, I thought that each plane had its own slogan, maybe on both sides, but now I am considering that ALL planes of the unit had "Za Stalina" on the left side and Za Rodinu on the right one. (http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/khar-spotsf.jpg) This image was aready known; on the base of this hypothesis, it should carry slogans on both sides. (http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/148iap/148iapspin.jpg) This is different; it shows a camouflaged plane. The interesting thing is the spinner with a white sector, as on many German planes. What do you think of this? Massimo :) |