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If the 240 IAP received its first FNs during Summer or Fall 1943, we could know the model. Will just have to find the number (95 or 96 ?)
About White-95 I can say that it was not a La-F nor a La-5FN, it was a La-7. it was flown by Evstigneev after the war. Evstigneev's memoir says that they were waiting to receive their La-7 planes when the war ended.
I knew the work of researches made by A. Stankov. Even if the study seems serious, Like you, I think the camo schemes can be discussed. But I've another reflexion: this aircraft "white/black 96" was flown from Fall 1943 to Spring 1944, and I'm wondering what kind of camo scheme did she wear... AMT-4/6/7 camo scheme is very probable for the period Fall 1943 but she may have been repainted in AMT11/12 and then identified with big numbers (not the little ones often seen on the aircrafts with AMT4/6 camo). Or maybe a brand new La-5F recently manufactured and then delivered to the unit with new NKAP scheme ?A. Don't know when they received their La-5FNs, but most likely not in the summer of 1943.
About White-95 I can say that it was not a La-F nor a La-5FN, it was a La-7. it was flown by Evstigneev after the war. Evstigneev's memoir says that they were waiting to receive their La-7 planes when the war ended.
The only profile artwork I've seen of White-95 is here: Π‘ΡΠ°Π½ΠΊΠΎΠ² Π.Π.
Though I am not sure if A.Stankov's interpretation of the paint schemes in that link is correct. But allegedly he interviewed some of the veterans from this regiment to get his info.
By the way, about White-96. This was the plane in which Evstigneev scored most of his victories. It was originally a White-96, but in late march 1944, due to an internal explosion on takeoff, the plane caught fire. it had to be fixed and repainted . This is when the digits '96' were repainted in black with a red outline (Hence 'Black-96'). On the 8th of April, after the plane was fixed and Evstigneev recovered from burns to his face, he was back to flying his '96'. It's very likely that the number was painted black on the left side only, on the other side it might have still remained white (probably with blue outline).
Was White/Black- 96 a La-5F or a La-5FN, hard to know exactly. In fact, there is generally a lot of mystery and conflicting information surrounding the planes of Evstigneev and Kozhedub, unfortunately.
Apart from Black-96 (La-5F or FN) and White-95 (La-7), if you want to find out more about Evstigneev's other planes then check out these pages:
Kozhedub's and Evstigneev's White-14 La-5F. Lavochkin, La-5F, Kozhedub's White-14 β Planes in Profile
Evstigneeev's White-78 Lavochkin, La-5F, Evstigneev's White-78 β Planes in Profile
...is that Evstigneev "96" was probably with AMT11/12 camo scheme with white with blue outline large digits before march 1944...Nevertheless, can we reasonnably think that this aircraft was in AMT11/12 camo scheme with white markings between late 1943 and late March 1944 ?
Oops, I don't understand... The image I posted have the stars with white/red outline...Thanks Le_steph40
Yes, in my personal opinion it most likely was as you've described it. But my (our) opinion is based on limited evidence and some unproven presumptions so far.
In addition to what you wrote I would also add again that if W/B-96 was a series 07 'type39' plane then it probably also had stars with the white/red outline.
Are you making a scale model of this plane? I'd love to see it!
Oops, I don't understand... The image I posted have the stars with white/red outline...
ΠΠΎΠΉ "Π»Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΠ½" ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡ Π² ΡΡΡΠΎΡ. ΠΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° Π»Π΅Π²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠ° ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π»Π° Π²ΠΈΠ΄ Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΡΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ°, Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ»Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ° Ρ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΎΠΉ - 96. ΠΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ° ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ» Π½Π° Π²ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉ:
- ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ, Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ?
- ΠΠ° Π²Ρ ΡΡΠΎ? ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π°! Π Π°Π½Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΡΡΠ³Π° Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ,- Π±Π΅Π· ΠΌΠ°Π»Π΅ΠΉΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ. - ΠΡ ΠΎΠ±Π° Π² ΠΎΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ±ΡΠ°Ρ . ΠΡΠ΄Π΅ΠΌ Ρ Π΄Π°Π»ΡΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠ΅Π²Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅.
- Π Π°Π΄ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°, - ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΠΠ»ΡΡ ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ.
8 Π°ΠΏΡΠ΅Π»Ρ Ρ ΡΠΆΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π» Ρ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠΎΠΉ Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ "Π»Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΠ½Π΅" Ρ Π±ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌ Π½ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ "96" Π² Π½Π΅Π±ΠΎ Π ΡΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠΎΠ»Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΡ ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄Π½Ρ! Π ΠΎΠ½ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ°Π» - Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ΅Π²ΡΡ Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΉ Π·Π° ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»ΠΈ.
That's an interesting link! thanks for sharingI found another information "39210795 Π€Π β21 07 95 1943 Π‘Π‘Π‘Π 927-ΠΉ ΠΠΠ" here La-5 serials
Yes but the serial number is in the same batch that "96" 39210796... But as you said: "the confusion continues"That's an interesting link! thanks for sharing. By the way, 927-th IAP is a wrong regiment, it's not 240-th IAP. as if it wasn't confusing enough, lol, gosh, the confusion continues