44 IAP's white 35
By Massimo Tessitori
File updated on August 15, 2004
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This image of late 1941 shows LaGG-3 n.35  and n.44 of 44 IAP, Leningrad area.
35 appears to have taller mast and shorter water cooler flap than other aircrafts of the unit, being possibly a series 3.
Its camouflage appears a bit different too; I can't guarantee the exact interpretation because of the poor quality of this image.

Image from Red Stars n.1 of Geust, Keskinen, Stenman

 
This aircraft looks to be of series 3 whose characteristics are:
 
  • sharp prop spinner;
  • tubular exhaust stacks;
  • 1 UB 12,7 mm mm firing through the propeller shaft;
  • 1 12,7 UB machine gun guns on the left side of the engine cowling, and relative holes on the left side of the cowling;
  • 2  7,62 mm ShKAS machine guns on the engine cowling;
  • engine cowling with dzus locks

    • pointed side plates behind the exhaust stacks;
  • narrow inlets on engine cowling sides;
  • no slots on left nose panel;
  • raised outlet on right panel;
  • reptangular supercharger intakes;
  • long radio mast;
  • straight rudder with two balance masses;
  • water cooler outlet on the fuselage with small step and short flap;
  • fixed tail wheel;
  • no slats, pitot on the right leading edge.
Besides, 35 has part of the main gear doors and its hood removed, as the most of similar aircrafts.
 
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