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Originally Posted by Don Boose
This is spectacularly excellent, Chris.
Did you notice that there is a slight color variation between the rear of the fuselage and the rest of the airplane?
He said with a straight face.
Don
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It was just after the start of the war in the East that every Russian aircraft was pressed into some sort of service. Even damaged planes were cannibalized to help the effort. This model accurately represents a typical "recycled" SU-2, where whole sections of different hopelessly damaged aircraft were joined together to create a single serviceable airframe. The prototype of this particular model saw service in Byelorussia and was flown by Alexei Yanchenko as a spotter for the artillery until it was shot down, breaking in half on landing at exactly the joint of the two sections. Yanchenko survived to fly two other recycled SU-2s during the war.
This particular craft was recyled yet again and became parts of five other planes, including one rebuilt Yak-3 and a pair of IL-2 Sturmoviks.
He said with a straight face.
Chris