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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: No.1 on November 30, 2007, 11:34:46 PM

Title: Soviet fighters
Post by: No.1 on November 30, 2007, 11:34:46 PM: Lets make one large talk here :-wave
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 09:41:31 AM: ;)
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Post by: mfg495 on December 01, 2007, 11:29:59 AM: great collection of images No.1, do like the Fw 190 & Bf 109 :-ok
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 11:40:14 AM: Yes, this Germans are truly interesting. Hope this topic will spread to the WW1 and modern types. Here it is more from me :-wave
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 11:42:11 AM: More pure Soviet design :-razz
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 11:44:16 AM: And once again- Soviet/German mix :-blah Note strange shape of the shape of the star on the vertical on the Me210 :-think
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Post by: mfg495 on December 01, 2007, 05:56:08 PM: A 2 seater Me 163, trainer I would think :-think
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Post by: Wingman81 on December 01, 2007, 06:54:02 PM: Quote from: mfg495 on December 01, 2007, 05:56:08 PM
A 2 seater Me 163, trainer I would think :-think

Correct. Its Me 163-S a rare Trainer version of Me-163

Found some very nice site about Me-136:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~robdebie/me163.htm
http://www.plane-crazy.net/links/me163.htm

(http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/fww2/me163/me163-9.jpg)
(http://www.airforce.ru/history/me262_to_mig15/Me-163S_2.jpg)
(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/593/me163s6cd.jpg)

Interesting i find that Trainer version is also available as model kits:
http://hans.liss.pp.se/ME163/kits/Dragon_Me163S/Fullsize/Dragon_Me163S_Box_Front.jpg

(http://www.cahood.com/pav72020.jpg)
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 06:59:39 PM: Yes it is. Now something older from WW1. In zip file is the larger image suitable for print.
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 07:01:44 PM: Back to WW2 material :-wave
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Post by: mfg495 on December 01, 2007, 07:13:59 PM: truly excellent collection my friend :-ok
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Post by: Wingman81 on December 01, 2007, 07:19:23 PM: Very nice. :-clap :-ok Do you have something about I-270 Srecko? would be interesting to compare with Me-163
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 07:31:12 PM: Be sure that this airplane will be presented. And one specialist in prototypes are Nico Braas :-ok
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 11:23:40 PM: More... :-razz
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Post by: No.1 on December 01, 2007, 11:24:29 PM: One more and I will rest until next day :-wave
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Post by: No.1 on December 03, 2007, 11:15:38 AM: Here we go next tour of images... :-razz
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Post by: No.1 on December 04, 2007, 01:25:14 PM: :-wave
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Post by: mfg495 on December 04, 2007, 04:48:47 PM: Great No.1 :-ok

Do you have any shots of Russian Spitfires? :-think
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Post by: No.1 on December 04, 2007, 05:37:28 PM: To regret I have no any. I also have read long time ago story about German claim over high flying recce Spitfires.
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Post by: samuraj77 on December 06, 2007, 01:38:42 PM: Well no photos on this page but nice story about red fighters 1918-1920 some profiles too...

http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v2/v2n1/redfighter.html

:-wave
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Post by: No.1 on December 06, 2007, 02:36:21 PM: Every info is welcome :-ok More images...
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Post by: No.1 on December 07, 2007, 11:22:31 AM: More images...
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Post by: santynus on December 07, 2007, 08:20:03 PM: very interesting photos mate :) :-clap :-wave
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Post by: Leo on December 08, 2007, 02:39:47 AM: :-wise

Great photos of Russian airplanes. Thanks for sharing them.
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Post by: PV Chairman on December 12, 2007, 08:58:28 PM: Hello All,

In reply to Mick's question about Russian Spitfires, there is quite a lot in one of the Red Stars volumes (by the Finnish guys whose names I forget at present). I will see if I can lay my hands on one of them..

PV Chairman.
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Post by: mfg495 on December 13, 2007, 01:51:39 PM: Quote from: PV Chairman on December 12, 2007, 08:58:28 PM
Hello All,

In reply to Mick's question about Russian Spitfires, there is quite a lot in one of the Red Stars volumes (by the Finnish guys whose names I forget at present). I will see if I can lay my hands on one of them..

PV Chairman.

Thank you :-ok

I have some images (obtained from the web) my main interest is, did the Russians use reconnaissance spitfires
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Post by: No.1 on December 13, 2007, 02:01:11 PM: Yes they use it. Bernd Barbas wrotr many years ago about this. I will find this material for you :)
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Post by: No.1 on December 13, 2007, 02:28:29 PM: Some modern types :-wave
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Post by: No.1 on December 13, 2007, 02:32:22 PM: :)
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Post by: mfg495 on December 13, 2007, 04:13:52 PM: Quote from: No.1 on December 13, 2007, 02:01:11 PM
Yes they use it. Bernd Barbas wrotr many years ago about this. I will find this material for you :)

Thank you, also, great images :-ok
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Post by: No.1 on December 13, 2007, 04:35:15 PM: I think that they have only ten samples and all have been downed by German fighters. BTW- how this sound to you Spifajer Istrebitelsky Razvedchik :-joke :-clap
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Post by: No.1 on December 14, 2007, 11:58:03 AM: :-wave
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Post by: samuraj77 on December 14, 2007, 05:22:45 PM: Here is one photo of tail section of Russian SU-27 taken in Belgrade back in 1998 on Batajnica airshow.Unfortunatly I can't find picture of the whole plane.
Hope it is ok. :-wave
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Post by: No.1 on December 14, 2007, 05:59:44 PM: Image is nice- please put more if yu have it ;)
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Post by: Wingman81 on December 15, 2007, 01:17:43 AM: Came from GDR to Luftwaffe. In 2003 22 of them were given to Poland :-salut
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Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2007, 08:19:24 AM: Yes- I almost forget that Germany also have some Soviet types :-clap More from me :-blah
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Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2007, 02:29:31 PM: Two incredible images from Nico Braas collection! Thank you Nico for support :-ok :-clap
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Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2007, 05:07:45 PM: Nico Braas collection
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Post by: No.1 on December 15, 2007, 09:24:53 PM: Soviet Spitfire :-wave
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Post by: mfg495 on December 15, 2007, 11:45:51 PM: Great images, thanks for posting them :-ok
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Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2007, 01:10:10 PM: :-wave
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Post by: No.1 on December 18, 2007, 01:45:07 PM: More fighters :-clap
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Post by: samuraj77 on December 18, 2007, 02:37:30 PM: Great photos No1 thanks
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Post by: No.1 on December 19, 2007, 01:40:50 PM: Glad you like it- here you are more material ;)
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Post by: Wingman81 on January 29, 2008, 01:03:20 AM: It will better fit here and i like the music :-green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J05XhJ-N_U
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Post by: No.1 on January 29, 2008, 09:06:45 AM: Wonderful video and you are right about the music :-ok :-clap Have you see the difference between the west and east video authors. West more prefer to use punk and rock music as background.
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Post by: Letipapa on January 30, 2008, 03:19:25 AM: Well, now I need hours and hours for all this great photo's. What to say: Whaouch! :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-obey :-wave
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Post by: mfg495 on May 21, 2008, 02:41:10 PM: Quote from: mfg495 on December 13, 2007, 01:51:39 PM
Quote from: PV Chairman on December 12, 2007, 08:58:28 PM
Hello All,

In reply to Mick's question about Russian Spitfires, there is quite a lot in one of the Red Stars volumes (by the Finnish guys whose names I forget at present). I will see if I can lay my hands on one of them..

PV Chairman.

Thank you :-ok

I have some images (obtained from the web) my main interest is, did the Russians use reconnaissance spitfires

I have know found out that the Russians used possibly 11 Spitfire PR.IV's (This was the Type D) I'm the process of confirming this.
The serial numbers that have been listed are'

AB132, AB423, AB427
BP884, BP889, BP891, BP 917, BP923, BP926, BP929
BR658

From the report I have seen (on the web) these aircraft were used on Operations Orater, Tungsten and Source.

At the start (Sep - Nov 43), 3 aircraft were flown 543 Air Reconnaissance Group with RAF pilots. In late 1943 the aircraft were transfered to the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment Nortern Fleet Air Force.

If anyone has any futher information, I would be grateful if they PM me, thanks.
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Post by: Wingman81 on May 24, 2008, 12:17:29 PM: Something from my unknown archive. Any idea?
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Post by: No.1 on May 24, 2008, 12:42:50 PM: Kingcobra, what else ;)
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Post by: Wingman81 on May 24, 2008, 01:04:14 PM: Hmm ok i see...i didnt know Soviet Union used 3000 of these :-red
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Post by: mfg495 on May 24, 2008, 03:35:16 PM: Quote from: Wingman81 on May 24, 2008, 01:04:14 PM
Hmm ok i see...i didnt know Soviet Union used 3000 of these :-red

Under the Lend-Lease Act, the Soviet Union would receive roughly 3,000 Kingcobras to supplant their existing Airacobra squadrons and the Soviets would go on to utilize the Kingcobras to good effect as strike fighters and interceptors. Soviet engineers and test pilots actually were flown into the Bell development center to offer up advice on further developments of the Kingcobra system that would ultimately lead to various and beneficial improvements as a whole.
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Post by: Letipapa on June 02, 2008, 10:11:45 PM: Judging on architecture of buildings behind and the dressing style of the person on the right, and the fact that photo is color one, it might be that it is taken in USA. Agree? :-think :) :-wave
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Post by: No.1 on June 02, 2008, 11:02:05 PM: Yes, this is pre delivery picture.
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Post by: Letipapa on June 03, 2008, 11:41:16 AM: And a very, very good one :-clap :-clap :-clap :-wave
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Post by: Leo on June 03, 2008, 09:23:40 PM: :-wise

When we have discussions here about the number of arcraft supplied to Russian forces during WW II, nobody knows anything about types and numbers of aircraft. I understand the Us suppled Airacobras, Kingcobras, and Mitchells. Does anyone know how many and if there were other types involved. I read here that 3000 Kingcobras were delivered and seven Spitfires.