Aircrafts flown by Y. Kozhedub ? Need translator... Please

[le_steph40]

Hello,

I found somewhere on the web (sorry, I don't remember where it was...) illustrations of aircrafts flown by Y. Kozhedub. Does these illustrations are corrects and proved ?
I'm sorry cause the picture is big but it's necessary to read the text. I knew "white 75" and "white 27" but not agree with the decorations on the nose, HSU under the cockpit and white propeller spinner, I think it was red from Fall 1944 to the end of the conflict... I think the decarations (and victories) were added in the end of the conflict.
Here is the picture

I'm not agree with the camo scheme of "white 85 and "white 31". For me, it's AMT4/6 and 7 or AMT11/12 and 7.
I would like to know the translation for these aircraft, anybody to help me pleause ?
TIA, regards
Stéph

 

[Wurger]

The caption for the White 85 says...

"La-5F no.39210385 white 85 of the 3rd Squadron of the 240th IAP , Second Lieutenant Kozhedub I.N., plane mechanic - Sgt. Ivanov V.N. Scored victories 15 nazi planes. Flown by Kozhedub from June to September 1943. Took part in dogfights over Belgorod, Kursk , Kharkiv and Poltava. the plane made by factory no.21. Armament : 2xShVAK cannons."

The caption for the White 31 ....

"La-5F no.31 of the commanding officer the 3rd Squadron , Second Lt /Lt, Hero of the Soviet Union , Senior Lieutenant Kozhedub I.N, plane mechanic - Sgt. Ivanov V.N. Scored victories using the aircraft ... 60 niazi planes + 2 together with another pilot + 1 with a group + 1 probably. Flown from September the 1st 1943 to May the 2nd 1944. Perticipated in fighting over Belgorod, Poltava, Kryvyi Rih, Shpola , at crossing area of the southern Bug river, Moldavia and Romania. The plane was assembled in the no.21 factory, powered by M-82F-112 engine.Armament... 2xMP-20 20mm cannons.

 

[le_steph40]

Thanks Wojtek

Apparently, the story of these aircrafts is a bit exaggerated
- 15 victories with "white 85" from June to September 1943 seems excessive, it's between 9 10 until late August 1943. AMT11/12 and 7 camo scheme
- 60 victories with "white 31" from September the 1st 1943 to May the 2nd 1944 seems excessive (impossible) also, it's between 24 25 victories. AMT11/12 and 7 camo scheme

If I well understood, by deduction:
- La-5 "White 75", from February the 7th 1943 to June 1943 => No victory.
- La-5FN "white 92", from September the 1st 1944 to January the 30th 1945 => ~4v (not sure about the victory markings under the cockpit)
- La-5F "silver or white 14", from May the 2nd 1944 to June the 5th 1944 => ~6v (often described as the future aicraft flown by Evstigneev but his "white 14" was an FN not an F, maybe a retrofit...?)
- La-5FN "white 45", Jassy (Rumania) when ??? => 2v
- La-5FN "white 27", from December the 1st 1944 to April the 30th 1945 => ~14v (probably no decoration and red spinner)

Is it right ? Anybody to comment my comments...... Need advices
TIA
Steph

 

[Wurger]

According to the captions in the pic :

La-5 .... White75 , from 7.02.1943 to June 1943. 2 victories.

La-5F .... White85, from June to September 1943. Victories like above.

La-5F .... White 31, from 1.09. 1943 to 2.05.1944. Victories like above.

La-5F ... Silver/White 14, from 2.05.1944 to 5.06.1944 ( in Romania). 20 victories. Other sources state it was La-5FN.

La-5FN ... White 92, from 1.09.1944 to 30.01.1945. 15 victories. 48 stars of scored victories under the cockpit.

La-5FN ... White 45, Romania. 2 victories. The date .. probably from 5.06.1944 to 1.09.1944.

La-7 ... White 27, from 1.12.1944 to 30.04.1945. Used over Warsaw and Berlin. 41 victories.

 

[Wurger]

As far as the White 85 and 31 camo is concerned... I would say the camo should be AMT-4(A-24m)/AMT-6(A-26m) on tops and AMT-7(A-28m) or AII Light Blue. The AMT-11/AMT-12 or their oil equivalents paints were introduced in the mid of the 1943 , the order no.389/0133. La-5s that had been delivered to units before the 15th July 1943 , weren't repainted. Later La-5/7 planes got the blue-grey/dark grey camo scheme. However the shortage of the paints at the mid of the 1943 could have been the reason for delaying of introducing of the colours.

 

[Micdrow]

Great job there Wojtek!!!

 

[le_steph40]

A BIG THANK YOU Wojtek

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

I need another translation please

TIA

 

[fubar57]

From my phone translator

 

[le_steph40]

Thanks Geo !!!
But how do you proceed ? With an image, I don't know how to translate with Google translator ?

 

[fubar57]

I take a picture of the page with the phone translator. Pick the language you want translated and the language you want translated to. The translator has basic languages already loaded and then you have to upload all the rest; these are free. You have the option of holding the phone up to the words you want translated and letting it do its thing or taking a picture. Taking a picture is faster and usually more accurate with translations. Its still not perfect but way better than it was a while ago

 

[Wurger]