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Originally Posted by Butelczynski
I might be mistaken but didn't Soviets paint all their jets (that left factory) with some kind of alu paint/silver dope? Every source I have seen and read has this information reproduced in one way or another.
It does make sense considering climates and conditions those Migs operated.I know Polish made Migs (LiM) were always painted,maybe not all panels and not at all times but as general rule paint was a "must have".
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None of the Soviet Yak 23 were painted. They were in natural metal.same in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. The Yak 15 and 17 were painted green on top. That was it. Since then they went mostly natural metal. Mig 21 started getting painted again.
Some were painted grey or metal color overall.
I'm sure there are some painted examples, but those were not common
Isaac