Last Modified on March 30, 2005
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This example is of Pilot V.Matakov from 27 IAP, 6 IAK PVO, Moskow Defence
during winter 1941/42.
The characteristics are:
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long-nosed, probably with slats;
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worn dark white uppersurfaces and light blue undersurfaces;
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hipothetically dark white camouflaged spinner (it's not visible in the
photo; the most likely alternative is clean white spinner);
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black propeller blades with roughly white painted tips;
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probably red 8 number;
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tail stars apparently with black outline; the darker star on the fuselage
could be the effect of an old photographic modify, to make the star more
visible on the smoke trace; I think they should be painted as on the tail;
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retractable tail wheel;
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probably underwing rockets as on many MiGs of Moscow PVO.
