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[Apex1701]

Hi,

(Massimo)
thank you very much. I like the effect of the red stars on a black plane.
(Jean)
Yep very nice indeed. With some weathering on it it'll make a great model subject.

More photos

I-16 with interesting logo:
http://www.hranitels.ru/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=77

La-5fn:
http://www.hranitels.ru/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=437

Some interesting digital paintings can be found here:
http://www.hranitels.ru/forum/photoplog/index.php?c=8
Great for desktop pictures!!

Here too:
http://www.hranitels.ru/forum/photoplog/index.php?c=5

Some interesting photos in this site:
http://aeroram.narod.ru/win/intro.htm

Yak-1
http://aeroram.narod.ru/foto/foto43.jpg
http://aeroram.narod.ru/foto/foto52.jpg

This Lagg-3 intrigues me the most. What do you think of the stripe under the red star:
http://soldat1941.narod.ru/photo106.jpg

All the best.

Jean

[John Thompson]

Wow - thanks, Jean! I can see there's many hours of happy digging ahead for me! 

I-16 with interesting logo:
http://www.hranitels.ru/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=77

That's the Order of the Red Banner. Go here for Soviet honours - orders, decorations, medals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Soviet_Union

John

[Massimo Tessitori]

This Lagg-3 intrigues me the most. What do you think of the stripe under the red star:
http://soldat1941.narod.ru/photo106.jpg

Hi Jean,
interesting photo indeed. It worths a profile.
In my opinion, the band is painted silver. Its darkness changes greatly according to the inclination, while other colors are nearly flat.
Massimo

[marluc]

Thanks a lot Jean for the links,wonderful photos and paintings.

I-16 with interesting logo:
http://www.hranitels.ru/forum/photoplog/index.php?n=77

This I-16 is interesting not only for its badge,it looks like an UTI-4 reconverted to single seater!!!! Please look at the windshield,the position of the cockpit (too forward) and the long ailerons.I would be a very attractive modelling subject,thanks Jean!!!
Best regards:

Martin

[Apex1701]

Hi guys,

some photos and profiles from Safonov's IAP...(if my understand of the russian language is correct!!!)
http://www.eismeerfront.com/eis_html/vvc_02.htm

Jean

[John Thompson]

Hi guys,

some photos and profiles from Safonov's IAP...(if my understand of the russian language is correct!!!)
http://www.eismeerfront.com/eis_html/vvc_02.htm

Jean

Awesome! Thanks again, Jean! I was really fascinated with Photo 2 - not only does it have an amazing inscription and cowling and spinner colours, the wheels are unlike anything I've ever seen on an I-16 before. Then I used Babelfish to translate the caption - unfortunately, it's a somewhat imaginary replica of one of Safonov's aircraft:

"Mock-up Safonovo I -16, built in the poslevoyenye years for the museum of the aviation of northern fleet. The majorities of the visitors of museum even do not surmise about that, how strongly is differed this exhibit from the real machine, in which once warred legendary North Sea ace Boris safonov."

Great page, though - I bookmarked it immediately and saved the images to My Favourites! 

Happy Easter, by the way!

John

[marluc]

Thanks Jean for another superb link.
John,I liked that plane too,it has a very interresting paint scheme.But something took my attention:its lines were too straight and had no engine cowiling at all...thanks John,mistery solved.What a dissapointment!!!
Greetings:

Martin

[Apex1701]

Hi guys,

another album:
http://world-war.ru/foto/thumbnails.php?album=7

The Normandy-Niemen Yak-3 seems gorgeous.
It's a pity we can`t see it all :-(

Jean

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi Jean,
thank you for the link.
Tha dark noses of the planes on the background are due to some cover, in your opinion?
Massimo

[Apex1701]

Hi Massimo,

I think you're right.
Using the higher resolution photo we can it's some kind of tarp.

What's surptiseng me the most is the high bort number.
I'm no expert in the Normandie-Niemen regiment 
but that was the first time I've seen these kind of numbers.
With 14 victories that plane should be known better.
More research 
All the best.

Jean

[Apex1701]

More photos from the Normandie-Niemen:

http://www.militaryvideo.ru/eng/forum/viewtopic.php?p=534&sid=cb7cb8871916207edb0bf49248a6a461
http://normandieniemen.free.fr/Les_photos_du_Normandie_Niemen.htm

Arrival at le-Bourget
http://clo.pictures.product.free.fr/modules/extgallery/public-album.php?id=10

Yak-3 profiles and pictures:
http://airfield.narod.ru/yak/yak-3/yak-3.html
Including bort 35 profiles and photo taken at Le-Bourget:
http://airfield.narod.ru/yak/yak-3/color2/pic_yak-3_nn_35.html
http://airfield.narod.ru/yak/yak-3/color2/photo_yak-3_nn_34.html

Jean

[Dark Green Man]

Jean, Thank You for those links.
some of those images I haven't seen before.
my two favorite websites for Regiment Normandie have both gone down , but it is nice to see this new one 'picking up the torch' and carrying on.

[John Thompson]

Thanks, Jean - I especially liked the photo of Mikhail Grib's Yak-9D on the second page of the first link you provided! And that group shot of NN Yaks at Le Bourget is a real historical gem.

John

[Apex1701]

Hi guys,

Glad that you found some of my links interesting.

In spanish. Some interesting photos and files.
Here's one page:
http://www.rkka.es/Entrevistas/alekseev/parte_08.htm

Check this pdf with lot's od pics of German Italians and japanese destroyed/captured planes:
http://www.rkka.es/Archivos_Z/Luftwaffe_losses_eastern_front.pdf

Home page:
http://www.rkka.es/index.htm
Lots of perusing ahead!!!

Other pics for the Neu-Neu:
http://normandie-niemen.forumpro.fr/leurs-avions-f5/photos-de-yak3-du-nn-trouve-sur-pegase-tv-t72.htm


Jean

[Apex1701]

Ooops, forgot this one:
http://tisnov.safarikovi.org/matusek.html


Jean