Winter war red 3

Updated on October 18, 2013

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Drawing by Tapani Tuomanen

Polikarpov R-5 of Lt M.G. Semygin. R-5 from 9th KAO, after a forced landing, result from engine failure. Perkjärvi, 21 January 1940.(translation by Juppe Gronmark)

We can note the double mg defensive installation, the skis, the white bands on the fuselage and the number 3 on the tail, presumably red with a light outline, presumably silver. We can't see bombs or bomb racks, but we can guess they were installed.

 

 

Photo of another similar plane during the Winter War. We can see the skis both at the main and the tail skid, the position of bombs racks both on the wings and under the fuselage.

The undersurface looks to have brush painted silver over the original grey-blue finish, as used around 1940.