LaGG-3
The camouflage of prewar LaGG-3s isn't fully clear; it looks that some very early planes were delivered with uniform green finish on uppersurfaces, but the avalable photos are not conclusive on this.
However, the lack of standardization of the painting scheme of some of them let to suspect that the camouflages were applied on the field, on a green background.
This image shows the plane of Galchenko in the spring of 1942; it shows obvious signs of repainting both on fuselage numbers and on winter white bands. It's undiscussed that the base color is green (probably gloss AII green) and the darker one is black, but it's not clear if other bands are made by faded black or dark green, possibly obtained by mixing paints.
MiG-3
Early MiG-3 of 7 IAP, piloted by Capt. S.N. Polyakov, Leningrad front, summer 1941; according to some sources, the photo was taken some day before the war outbreak.
Noticeable is the non-standard camouflage, apparently composed by four colors, and the red stars over the wings as prewar use; the fuselage star is unusually large if compared to those applied in factory before the war. (Image from Red Stars of Geust, Kesinen, Steinman)
This early MiG-3 of 7 IAP in October 1941 was probably delivered with solid green uppersurfaces before the war, then repainted with a standard-like scheme that had already faded at the age of the photo; fresh black repaintings are evident. (Image from Red Stars of Geust, Kesinen, Steinman)
Eary MiG-3 of 401 IAP just after the war outbreak. It is controversial if its painting was uniform green as prewar standard, or if it bore a non-standard camo with dark nose and tail tip.
A mysterious 'tiger stripes' camouflage of a late MiG-3 in early 1942. It looks to bear three shades of paint on the uppersurfaces, one of which could be a light brown.
I-15bis
Above:
I-15bis repainted with black bands over the original AII green to match the standard 1941 template. It looks that the fuselage star has been deleted. It's likely that bort number is painted on the rudder, as for prewar use.
Below: I-15bis of senior lt.V.F.Abramov of 11 IAP Baltic Sea Fleet, 1942. Il looks to have some 3-shade camouflage including also thin black stripes.
I-153
Another strangely painted I-153 of 7th IAP, Leningrad 1941: it looks that the metallic parts have an usual green/black camo, while the rear part could be only a bit passed with green strokes on the silver surface. Black bands with dotted outline break the plane's shape.
This image is from a movie on the Moscow PVO made in 1943.
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Above:
I-153s painted with disruptive camouflage, probably black and green. The scheme looks different between the planes.
Below: I-153s captured by Germans on the Minsk airport, 1941. Aside silver/grey and green planes, a pair of I-153 look painted with green and black brush strokes.
I-16
This plane looks painted with an unusual camouflage; thin lighter bands are interposed between green and black ones. Someone interpreted them as remains of a winter scheme, but they could also be of some light camo color as some light brown.
These planes exhibit fashinating black bands on a green blackground. The first plane, in particular, looks an angular interpretation of the 1941 template.
I-16s with angular camouflage of the Moscow PVO from a movie of 1943.
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The disposition of blotches on this plane doesn't match the NKAP template.
Another unusual patteern. Note the red star on the spinner and the camera gun behind the cockpit.
An I-16 type 29 with unusual pattern and a slogan. According to some author the stabilizer is blue, but the difference of shade between it and the lighter plate at its root could be due to different ageing of green color on metal and fabric parts.
This plane, originally painted in silver/grey, was crudely camouflaged with green strokes. The emblem on the tail could be of a school of flight.
An I-16 in 1943. It appears brush-painted with usual AMT-4 and 6 with an unusual pattern.
Many examples of I-16s with disruptive camouflage are known. Probably it was obtained by overpainting with black the previously uniform AII green uppersurfaces.
The scheme of such bands seems to have some resemblance to the NKAP 1941 template, simplified (noticeably with the deletion on half-ball on the rear fuselage) to match the shorter fuselage.
Il-2
This Il-2 looks repainted with black bands on the base of the prewar green painting. The shape of the lacking fabric on the rudder suggests that there was a red star, although not contrasting on the rudder.
A pair of Il-2s downed in Finland. Some reports of Soviet planes bearing blotches of a brighter green aside the usual green and black could be connected with this one. On the background, another Il-2 with uniform green uppersurfaces.
Single-seater Il-2 shot down in 1942, clearly showing a non-standard 3-shades camouflage.
At the war outbreak, all-metal early Il-2s bore an A-19f green livery, while planes with wooden rear fuselage performed the slightly darker AII green on this part.
Sometimes these planes were camouflaged by adding black bands. In this case, it is difficult to distinguish a repainted plane from one delivered already camouflaged from the factory.
Other times, non standard camouflages are visible on the earlier uniform green base.
Su-2
Although unclear, this screenshot from a movie of 1942 is of extraordinary interest, showing:
Su-2M-88B red 8 with a non-standard camo including probably two shades of light brown or grey on the fuselage and white temporary paint on the tail;
Su-2 M-88B red 1 with standard black-green camo and temporary white finish on its tail;
Su-2 M-88 black 2 with overall silver finish; only the foldable panels behind the turret are painted with a darker color, and the spinner could be red.
Yak-4
Yak-2 and 4 disappeared quickly from the skies after the war outbreak.
These photos are of the only one that had a strong evidence of being camouflaged. For what can be seen, the camouflage is according well with the template utilized for Pe-2s.
Red stars aren't visible on the photo, but the removing of a piece of fuselage skinning by some German souvenir hunter suggests that a star should have been on that position, and probably on the tail too.
SB
This image of SB shows very well green and black dots, sprayed on light grey background on the sides of fuselage and engine nacelles. Probably upper surfaces were painted in the same way.
This wreck shows its silver fuselage roughly covered with green brush strokes on its upper half.
Another wreck showing its silver fuselage roughly brushed with green paint.
This wreck shows that its silver fuselage was oversprayed with a green serpentine.
This plane was camouflaged with wide bands of green on its light grey background.
This plane had his upper and side surfaces fully repainted with black bands, probably over the original green/blue or green/grey livery. The green demarcation line is at mid fuselage as on green/blue planes, but the black band extends much more downwards and covers completely the previous fuselage star. Note possibly white winter paint on its tail upper surfaces.
Another SB with a nearly standard camo of AMT-4 and 6. The white outline of the stars is unusual in this period.
At the war outbreak, many SB had preserved their original livery, light grey AE-9 or silver AE-8.
Due to the lack of time and paint, many of these planes were roughly brushed or sprayed with green and, eventually, black in order to reduce their visibility.
Below, the nose of a camouflaged USB 2M-103
Pe-2
Pe-2 with an original camo scheme, including black and a lighter color, possibly light brown, over a green base, probably A-19f.
Two photos of Pe-2 n.43 captured by Germans. Probably, it's a plane originally painted in A-18f and A-19f, on which black bands were added.
Note the red star overposed to the bort number on the tail; it looks darker than the supposed black paint. This is probably due to the film sensitivity.
image of J.P.Myers
This Pe-2, possibly the same n.43, is captured and remarked by Germans, but the hand-made camo is original
This camouflage has particularly ondulated bands; it's still unclear if it's black over A-19f or there is a third color.
DB-3 and Il-4
This interesting DB-3F looks brushed with three different colors, but the red star on fuselage looks marked with a stangely wide outline, possibly in light grey.
Another star around which it was left a border of the original silver color of the plane when it was repainted green.
This DB-3 shot down in Finland shows a surprising camouflage with dark dots over a green background.
DB-3 white 5 with light dots on a dark (berhaps black and green) background.
DB-3s and Il-4s delivered till 1940 in silver livery were often hurrily dotted with green and, probably, black paint to reduce their visibility.
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