Yak-9D White "22" - 3rd Squadron 6 giap of Black Sea Fleet

[66misos]

Hi,
here is colorized photo of M. Grib's Yak-9D over Sevastopol in 1944.
On the one Czech forum I was recommended to consider a bit more "artistic" look to that image - to make some frame, text, etc.
So here we go (EDIT 16-Sep-2014):



Whole discussion with source photo is at http://sovietwarplanes.com/board/index.php?topic=1840.0
And another photos of this unit are at http://sovietwarplanes.com/board/index.php?topic=1869.msg15426#new

Regards,
   66misos

 

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi Misos,
very good-looking work. I hope to see many other ones.
Regards
Massimo

[KL]

Hi Misos,
very good!  The only thing that I don't understand is the meaning of the phrase "modified NKAP scheme" - what is modified there?  It looks standard to me...  what would be in your opinion, more standard scheme?  consider that NKAP instruction included poorly printed, post stamp size, simplified sketch...

It's about the basic question:  were there standards or not?  Pilawskii and many others say that there were no standards (NKAP supposedly issued "recommendations" only, planes were painted with whatever was available, etc.).  I am one of those who believe that there were standards, orders, that planes were painted with aviation paints only etc.  So, I see that word "modified" as indication that the plane wasn't painted according to the NKAP directive.

BTW, plural of aircraft is aircraft - not aircrafts (no "s" at the end)... 

KL

[66misos]

Hi KL,
thanks for comment.
I hope you don't mind when I reply you and continue with the discussion in the Yak-9D Work in Progress thread at http://sovietwarplanes.com/board/index.php?topic=1840.msg15335#msg15335
Plus, another interesting comments will come from airforce.ru forum.
Here in Galery I would like to have only one, final picture.

Regards,
    66misos

[xan]

Hi Misos ,
a really great job!!!
I have a lot of normandie-niemen pics tu submit you 
Xan