44 IAP's white 44
By Massimo Tessitori
File updated on August 30, 2004
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This image of late 1941 shows LaGG-3 n.44 of 44 IAP, Leningrad area.
The same aircraft is visible on the background of the image of. no.35.
Note the different shade of light blue on wooden and metallic parts.
Its camo looks similar to that of no.14 and 22, nearly a standard for this unit at the time when these images were taken.

Image from Lavockin's Piston-Engined Fighters of Gordon
This aircraft looks to be of series 1/3 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;
  • rectangular supercharger intakes;
  • short radio mast;
  • straight rudder with two balance masses;
  • water cooler outlet on the fuselage with small step and long (?) flap;
  • fixed tail wheel;
  • no slats, pitot on the right leading edge.
Besides, 44 had its hood removed, as the most of similar aircrafts, but the landing gear door was integral.
 
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