we seem to have a bit of a mystery on our hands...
The black and white photo that I posted seems to have a bit of sheen to it, but there are subtle differences between it and the refreshed paint job that make me wonder when the photo was actually taken.
What I'm looking at specifically is the Soviet flag/emblem under the canopy. On my photo, it appears to be furhter forward and higher then it is on the referbeshed paint job where it is all they way back and below the rounded rear window of the canopy.
And on the color photo's of the faded bird it's missing entirely... so who knows.
