By Massimo Tessitori |
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This image of late 1941 shows LaGG-3 n.25 of 44 IAP, Leningrad area.
This aircraft is the most photographed of the unit, although photos are of poor quality. Its characteristic is to have three black stripes on the rear fuselage instead of two. |
This should be the same. Note the detail of the wingroots air intake,
of very early type.
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This aircraft looks to be of series 1 or 2, whose characteristics are:
pointed side plates behind the exhaust stacks; |
The characteristic striped camouflage, differing little from aircraft
to aircraft, was drawn on the base of photos of n.22 and 14, and with the
help of "Soviet Air Force Fighter Colours 1941-1945".
On 25, the rear fuselage should appear different. The colours, as usual, are AII green and black, with AII blue undersurfaces. Other painting characteristics are:
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