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659 IAP markings
Since we were talking about the 17 VA, 288 IAD, 659 IAP a lot, here I show you the markings of this regiment. They used a long, straight white arrow along their Yak-1, Yak-9 and Yak-3 planes from the fuselage red star to the pilot's cockpit. Here you can see Capt. Andrei Antonovich Kopichenko, his crew chief and his Yak-9T fighter No.53., S/N: 0815353, where 08=batch no., 153=Zavod 153. (Novosibirsk, No. 153. aircraft factory), 53=plane ID within the batch, - also factory marked tactical number of the plane. Kopichenko flew this plane 20 times between March 2 and May 2, 1944. In May the plane was transferred to the 897 IAP within the 288 IAD in perfect condition, but this plane was NOT listed in the quarterly, October 1, 1944 division mechanical report. (So she was lost, or scrapped before October 1, 1944.)
Photo is from original 17 VA front-newspaper, called: "Защитник Отечества", - issue 158, date: July 8, 1944. (Moscow, State Library Archives)
Gabor
Last edited by HGabor; 20th June 2018 at 19:18.
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