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Title: 875 IAP Yak-7B
Post by: Greebo on October 30, 2024, 03:47:26 AM

Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this skin, one of the four early war Soviet fighter skins requested by Devil.

This Yak-7B was flown by A.P. Chernobay, deputy CO of the 875th Fighter Regiment in 1942. On each side was a scroll with his seven kills marked as swastikas crossed out in red, (which I have replaced with crosses as per the AH rule). The white stripes on the wing and tail seem to have been a divisional marking that was used at the time. The 875th were moved around a lot during the war, spending time at the Northwestern, Southwestern, Stalingrad, Kalinin, Bryansk, Baltic Fronts and Belorussian fronts. In March 1943 they were renamed as the 66th Guards Fighter Regiment.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=410027.0;attach=37784)

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=410027.0;attach=37786)

Title: Re: 875 IAP Yak-7B
Post by: Devil 505 on October 30, 2024, 09:21:27 AM

Most excellent. Thanks, Greebo.

Title: Re: 875 IAP Yak-7B
Post by: lyric1 on October 30, 2024, 11:09:57 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: 875 IAP Yak-7B
Post by: JimmyD3 on October 30, 2024, 12:10:17 PM

 :rock

Title: Re: 875 IAP Yak-7B
Post by: Vraciu on October 30, 2024, 01:48:14 PM

Most excellent.