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« Reply #466 on: March 18, 2015, 11:07:48 PM » |
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Should planes of 31 IAP have white stripes on the wings? Regards Massimo
It was my mistake assuming when the Russian model site had the two photos in the same post that they were from the same unit. Based off the profiles I would say no stripe on the wing of 31 IAP.
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« Reply #467 on: March 19, 2015, 06:02:32 AM » |
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Hi Rodney, compared to model profile artwork, is not the top of fin possibly red, note it's similar tone to stars, but darker than the AMT-12 visible? I don't think. It's not identical to the shade of the star, and there is a small light portion visible behind the star, just above the long white line. So I think that it's simply dark grey, repainted or better preserved than on the fuselage. Regards Massimo
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« Reply #469 on: March 20, 2015, 11:32:51 AM » |
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Hi Massimo, interesting link and funny comment there... That eagle was quite popular symbol, it is also on this La-7: And the source of that picture is - american pork stew can: Regards, 66misos
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« Reply #470 on: March 20, 2015, 02:06:00 PM » |
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Hi Misos, yes, popular indeed, even on some Il-2s. I think that the La-7 was the one of Amet Khan. Is it from a can of meat? Too bad... if the plane is the can, the pilot can only be the meat. Regards Massimo
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« Reply #471 on: March 20, 2015, 04:52:44 PM » |
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Massimo, that is indeed Sultan Ahmet-Khan's La-7, and Tovarish Ahmet-Khan in the cockpit.
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Jason
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« Reply #472 on: March 20, 2015, 08:42:32 PM » |
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Hi Jason, I remembered the photo because of the discussion on a profile of EP showing the plane without any arrow. Regards Massimo
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« Reply #473 on: March 22, 2015, 08:26:09 AM » |
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« Reply #474 on: March 22, 2015, 09:34:18 AM » |
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Really a nice photo, I hadn't seen it before. Pity that the number is unreadable. Seems that the front part was repainted, while the rear one and the wings are rather faded. The tail wheel doors are lacking, probably the tail wheel was fixed in extended position. What is the source of this image? Regards Massimo
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« Reply #476 on: March 22, 2015, 05:12:40 PM » |
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That's an La-7 - look at the nose. That's interesting about the tail wheel; I didn't think they fixed the tail wheels on any of the La-7 fighter versions (it was fixed on the La-7UTI trainer version, but that was postwar anyway).
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« Reply #477 on: March 22, 2015, 05:39:13 PM » |
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« Reply #478 on: March 22, 2015, 06:37:24 PM » |
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the AT-6 photo is great, shame the serial is obscured. in the link there is a sidebar on the left, I noticed this, looks to be an LA-5FN (FN logo on cowl?) in Black/Green uppersurface? This may have been posted before?
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« Reply #479 on: March 22, 2015, 07:29:52 PM » |
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That is indeed an La-5FN, Troy. I intend on doing this very aeroplane, once I can find the appropriate white "57" for it.
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