Author Topic: Yak-9T "White 66" 347IAP (Read 691 times)

Sketch · « **on:** January 03, 2008, 06:07:23 PM »

Any one have anymore photo's of this plane, mainly a top view shot. I got some limited resources so am I am struggling for them right now. Thanks in advance...

splitatom · « **Reply #1 on:** January 03, 2008, 06:49:44 PM »

did you get this on google and did you read this Yak-9T "White 66"
347 IAP
Artem Nikolov
winter 1944-45

This aircraft is an interestingly re-painted Yak-9T photographed in Poland with the 347 IAP during the winter of 1944-45. "66" is thought to be the personal mount of Artem Nikolov, who was later a leading engineer in the Soviet space programme.

"White 66" wears a solid-color AMT-12 camouflage, a color somewhat unusual on the Yak-9, but common on Yak-3s and La-7s. This coloration was certainly applied in the field, and "66" appears to have been completely refinished in this way, the color demarcation being quite soft. The spinner is red, and the national star borders were rendered in yellow. The small tactical numeral was painted on the rudder in a very old fashioned manner. The Order of Lenin emblem seems to be located on a un-repainted patch of the original scheme, apparently AMT-4 green.

Sketch · « **Reply #2 on:** January 03, 2008, 07:55:17 PM »

And.......

mensa180 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 03, 2008, 08:49:38 PM »

Do you know the name of the pilot? If so, you could try searching his name and looking at any images that come up to see if the plane is in the background or if he is by it.

I found this:

I'm not sure if it will help or not.

My source.

splitatom · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2008, 08:33:52 AM »

the web site i got my information it says it was Artem Nikolov who later headed the rusian space program the plane was re painted in poland in 1944

Spikes · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2008, 02:48:44 PM »

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Originally posted by splitatom
the web site i got my information it says it was Artem Nikolov who later headed the rusian space program the plane was re painted in poland in 1944

AND another hijacked topic!

NO ONE CARES!

Anyway...I would love to see this skin.

Motherland · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2008, 03:43:42 PM »

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Originally posted by SpikesX
AND another hijacked topic!

NO ONE CARES!

Anyway...I would love to see this skin.

Remember that REAL pilots ACTUALLY put their life on the lines in the planes that we paint, instead of sitting on a chair infront of a monitor. I, for one, like to know about the pilots who flew these aircraft... instead of just saying 'ooh this is a pretty skin'. Snowey certainly hijacks threads a lot, but THAT was certainly NOT a hijack. In fact, it was an interesting bit of information about the topic... to bad the horrible grammar/spelling still kind of made it an annoying post

Krusty · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2008, 03:52:00 PM »

^-- agreed. If he's skinning a plane, and somebody supplies a very short description of the pilot that flew it, it's very much relevant and on-topic.

That is, assuming, it's talking about the right pilot and the right plane. Now if the plane is for "Person X" and the poster goes off on tangents about "Person Y"s career, then it would be a hijack.

Sketch · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2008, 03:59:33 PM »

Yes I know the pilot, and he was part of the future space program. The same info you put down I already have. I was just looking for more info. Sorry I didn't have anymore in my initial post...
Mensa: Thanks for that sight, theres some usuful stuff there and it is just fun to look at.