|
Title: Yak-9U "22" single-grey Post by: 66misos on September 11, 2014, 01:02:46 PM Hi,
here is interesting profil and photo of Yak-9U from http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_9320_start_360.html (http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_9320_start_360.html): (http://s4.postimg.org/kw86j569p/grib7.jpg) (http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t518/66misos/Yak-9/Yak-9_22_zpsd2a5f0ec.jpg) Although board no. "22" and decoration is very similar to Grib's plane, according to info at scalemodels.ru it is not Grib's one, because Yak-9U were very rare in Black Fleet in general and non of them were in Grib's unit. Plane seems to have single quite dark grey painting (AMT-12?) while engine front top cover looks like NMF. Regards, 66misos Title: Re: Yak-9U "22" single-grey Post by: Massimo Tessitori on September 11, 2014, 07:51:05 PM Hi Misos,
interesting profile indeed, thank you for posting it. The link to the photo doesn't function, so I had a look to it on the Russian forum. I don't think that the cover is NM, maybe a lighter shade of grey. The light color extends partially on the lower part of the nose. I suppose it is a piece from anothere plane with the usual camouflage that didn't received the dark (grey?) overpainting. Regards Massimo Title: Re: Yak-9U "22" single-grey Post by: John Thompson on September 11, 2014, 08:22:58 PM If you look closely at the photo, there's what appears to be a white rose marking just ahead of the cockpit, but I don't think it's Lidya Litvyak's aircraft either! ;D
John Title: Re: Yak-9U "22" single-grey Post by: KL on September 11, 2014, 10:00:46 PM (http://s2.postimg.org/7xeogcdw7/9_22.jpg)
From what I remember, this particular Yak-9U was preserved as a "gate guardian" somewhere in Russian Far East (or Siberia?). In 1990es plane was sold to Doug Champlin and today is in Paul Allen's collection, displayed at Museum of Flight in Seattle. More at http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/yakovlev-yak-9u-frank The photo above was taken in 1990es, before the restoration. At that time the plane was painted in spurious colours and markings; the plane had markings of the famous Grib's Yak-9D. Plane is currently painted to look like the 5th giap Yak-9U flown by GSS G. Bayevskii in 1945: (http://www.airaces.narod.ru/all5/baevsky0.jpg) (http://www.39-45strategie.com/fileadmin/images/39-45/Yak-9U_2.jpg) (http://www.museumofflight.org/files/TMOF_Yakolev_Yak-9U_Frank_01_P2A.jpg) Title: Re: Yak-9U "22" single-grey Post by: Troy Smith on September 12, 2014, 03:28:32 AM Quote I don't think that the cover is NM, maybe a lighter shade of grey. The light color extends partially on the lower part of the nose. I suppose it is a piece from anothere plane with the usual camouflage that didn't received the dark (grey?) overpainting. (http://s2.postimg.org/jmio4b4uv/9_22.jpg)Regards Massimo Or a painted nose, Like the famous red nosed Yak-3 etc? Just a suggestion. Title: Re: Yak-9U "22" single-grey Post by: 66misos on September 12, 2014, 09:21:49 PM So another more-less fictional profile :(
Anyhow, KL thanks for clarification. |