This turned up in a sack from Russia earlier this week.
It is 80cm x 40cm and the green paint is original – as are the bullet holes.
It was sold as from a Yak undercarriage and was obviously removed with a tin opener.
Given that Yak wings were mainly wood and had recessed rivets I assume that I have to start from scratch on an ident.
Most fighters had the smooth rivets so I assume slower aircraft such as bomber or transport.
There is only one good inspectors stamp a 33 with a line in a triangle. There may have been a further lozenge but it has been mistruck.
I see that some Il2 had tailplanes/elevators that were metal and riveted. As did the soviet C47.
The stringers are slightly angled relative to each other.
Any suggestions welcome.
By: FarlamAirframes - 18th February 2018 at 14:03
Thank you Maple.
By: Maple 01 - 18th February 2018 at 12:33
I can see a D
By: FarlamAirframes - 18th February 2018 at 11:23
Cleaned it up yesterday and found a further two inspectors stamps.
A 47 in a triangle ( similar to the 33)
And this nice shaped stamp with looks like Russian symbol for Go at the top plus a few missing symbols and 26 below.
Any one seen one similar. Reference on Russian stamps are rare. Definitely not Yak as I have seen a few of those (the inverted R and K).
Thanks
Brian
By: FarlamAirframes - 16th February 2018 at 17:13
After several hours counting rivets and rivet lines the only close match I can get on a Russian aircraft is the upper surface of the horizontal stabiliser from an Il2.
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February 15, 2018 at 3:25 pm