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Re: Some relics from Russia
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2007, 12:47:18 PM »
Great link  :-ok

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Re: Some relics from Russia
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2007, 12:52:07 PM »
Yes it is and this Airacobra look like have Yugoslav markings  :-razz



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Re: Some relics from Russia
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2007, 03:39:02 PM »
hm, i have found something like this, but it's P-40l and it's in Italy
http://www.star-games.com/exhibits/p40/p40.html

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Re: Some relics from Russia
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2007, 07:57:24 PM »
Yes it is and this Airacobra look like have Yugoslav markings  :-razz




There's always been some controversy about that style of red star on P-39s.  Many Airacobras were delivered to the USSR with the American white star on blue circle and then evidently had a red star painted over the white.  Some though that the blue circle was painted out in green and others thought that it might have been left blue.  It's hard to tell from this photo, but it would be interesting to see what color surrounds the star.

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Re: Some relics from Russia
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2007, 08:01:52 PM »
It must be repainted original RAF roundels.

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Re: Some relics from Russia
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2007, 10:46:47 PM »
  As far as I can remember, the only Airacobras that the RAF got were the P-400s ( which they promptly decided that they wanted no part of  :) ).  Those had 12 exhaust stubs on each side a 20mm cannon with a long barrel protruding from the hub, so it doesn't appear to be one of those.  The USAAF serial number in yellow is still showing on the tail, so it was probably an American machine.The rest of the insignia appears to have been painted out with a VVS green that doesn't exactly match the OD paint on the fuselage.