Funny
this was a topic on Britmodeller today
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234935930-any-pictures-of-mongolian-il-2s-out-there/Here's an edit of my post
I have seen various profiles, with fanciful coloured markings. The pics looks like a single colour behind the mongolian symbols are in white of a soild colour background, red would be a good guess.
The two profiles I know of are
Neither of which I'd trust.
the pic is taken from the side port side, as in the top profile. These are based on the photo, or Bort 24 BTW.
Done at 300 dpi, but then had some gaussian blur added to take out the dot screening. In the book the contrast a a little better.
Remember NEVER trust a profile without the photo!
I'd suggest a standard VVS scheme,
eg this one, but it's hard to tell due to the shadow on the cowling of the prop blade and mechanic!
with red patches like the top profile, and white symbols number like the 2nd profile.
The reason, was not the Mongolian AF essentially a Soviet puppet force? So all equipment would be basically Soviet?
I'll not looked at the IL-2 pages here properly to see if I can work out what factory/details, but this may get done by someone else.
I'm not sure from the pic if it's a straight or arrow wing Il-2.
From the wing shadow, I'd suggest arrow wing [Jason, opinion?]
I'd suggest a standard VVS scheme, note camouflage on nose, with red patches like the top profile, and white symbols number like the 2nd profile.
I can see no evidence of the blue/red. The spinner could well be in the underside colour. There may be stripes on the rudder, or they could be repairs. Or remains of VVS markings.
Should this be here, or a new thread?
cheers
T