Yak-7B late, G.I.Filatov,146 iap, 7 giad By Michal Sekula |
Updated on April 13, 2020
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Grigori Ivanovich Filatov was born in 1918. He participated in fights of the
GPW from June 1941. By the end of July vbictories.1943 he achieved 11 individual
and 3 group victories. In September 1943 he was decorated with Gold Medal of
the Hero of the Soviet Union. By the end of WWII his total score was 16 individual
and 5 group victories.
On September 3, 1943 the 146 iap was renamed 115 giap.
Yak-7B late, G.I. Filatov, 146 iap, July 1943:
The plane is camouflaged in standard blue green AMT-4 and black on the upper
surfaces and light blue AMT-7 on the under surfaces according to the NKAP order
from the summer 1941.
Plane has apparently fought with the victory starlets painted on, there is what
seems a repair for a bullet hole. Additional repairs are visible in the big
red star and at the root of the tail – color is brighter than green AMT-4,
it could be yellowish nitro putty.
The profile in the full resolution should be published in the book Soviet Fighters
of the Second World War by Jason Nicholas Moore.
Photos of the original plane:
Another plane from the same unit - 146 iap and from the same period - summer
1943 showing 3 white stripes on the tail. The propeller spinner does not look
as white, it could be light blue (http://ava.org.ru/iap/115g.htm):
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