[harrison987]

As I said...

It is probably not G-1...

It could have been a G2, G4, G6 fitted with this canopy...which is most likely the case.

When the pressurized versions went into production, parts were interchangeable...and WERE interchanged.

I have been involved in many wreck recoveries where a standard G2 HAD G1 features...or a G6 had G5 features. This was quite common.

Where the item was found really has no bearing on the model type, as many captured aircraft were brought back to Russia for evaluation.

Simply because it was found in the Stalingrad area, does not mean it must be an early G fighting in Stalingrad. It could have been buried in the 1950's from a captured aircraft...or was simply left over as a spare part, as there is no evidence of any wreckage in the area.

This is most likely installed on a standard G...