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K_Lesnikov

23rd July 2011 08:10

Captured I-153 photo

Trying to find owner of the following photo:

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/m...0p07h0znnh.jpg

Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
KL

Dénes Bernád

23rd July 2011 09:48

Re: Captured I-153 photo

I have dozens of original photos of captured I-153s, but unfortunately not this one. Why is this so special?

K_Lesnikov

24th July 2011 08:00

Re: Captured I-153 photo

Hi Denes,

Hundreds were captured but only few (12?) were utilized by Germans.

Ten planes were overhauled and used as trainers. In 1942 these planes were sold to Finland.
Two were displayed as trophies, one in Berlin and one in Paris.
list of these planes:

Nr. 6454 => IT-22
Nr. 6514 => IT-23
Nr. 6627 => IT-24
Nr. 7046 => IT-25
Nr. 7058 => IT-26
Nr. 7141 => IT-27
Nr. 8161 => IT-28
Nr. 8232 => IT-29
Nr. 8245 => IT-30
Nr. 8252 => IT-31
??? => Berlin Exhibit (Red 3)
Nr. 7277 => Paris Exhibit (Red 9)

Photo shows one of those planes...

Photos of other captured I-153s with red tail tip would be interesting too. Do you have any?

Do you have any info who is the seller auction-factory*de?

Cheers,
KL

Pilot

24th July 2011 08:21

Re: Captured I-153 photo

Quote:

Two were displayed as trophies, one in Berlin and one in Paris.

Sorry for off topic- any relation of the sample preserved in museum in France with above mentioned sample displayed as trophy?

K_Lesnikov

24th July 2011 09:16

Re: Captured I-153 photo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilot (Post 131696)

any relation of the sample preserved in museum in France with above mentioned sample displayed as trophy?

of course, it is the same plane.

Pilot

24th July 2011 10:05

Re: Captured I-153 photo

Thank you very much for your kind attention and wish you best luck in your search :)

Mirek Wawrzynski

24th July 2011 14:05

Re: Captured I-153 photo

Hi
I-153s with red or blue tips were captured in North-Western Front, probably there were from 148. IAP, there were several photos from this airfiled with such fighters, some of them were edited in Barbarossa's Victims in 2001.
Next "depot" of I-153 was in Minsk were about 30 or so, but these planes were destoryed, Minsk airfiled had the most know photos from 1941.

Regards
mirekw

Jan vd Heuvel

24th July 2011 15:12

Re: Captured I-153 photo

Dénes Bernád

24th July 2011 19:53

Re: Captured I-153 photo

Quote:

Originally Posted by K_Lesnikov (Post 131695)

Photos of other captured I-153s with red tail tip would be interesting too. Do you have any?

Yes, I have a few. Contact me off board for details.

The seller behind auction*factory sold his business a while ago. I don't believe he made any scans of the photos he sold, as he is not a historian, but a militaria seller oriented towards profit.

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