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I-16 Type 29 "White 75"
Szht. V. Segalaev
71 IAP
ca. summer 1942
Camouflage Colors: AII Green/Black/Blue
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This I-16 Type 29 was well photographed in
1942, and versions of the various pictures may be found in Red Stars
and in the collection of the Tsentralniy Dom Aviatsiya i Kosmonavtika (TsDAK),
Moscow. "White 75" wears a typical 1940-41 I-16 scheme from Novosibirsk in black
and green. This pattern is well known for the extremely varied central portion
of the application (over the central fuselage, around the cockpit), and permutations
in this area are legion. "75" may be said to have a rather 'typical' such pattern,
if such a word may be used in this context. In this case, the stainless steel
cowl bands appear to have been painted over.
Segalaev's aircraft has had its spinner removed,
and is a usual manufacture Type 29 with the starboard oil cooler intake fairing.
The landing gear covers also appear to have been removed. "White 75", curiously,
does not wear a national insignia on the fin/rudder, but as the scheme is very
much a Factory job, one assumes that it was delivered in this manner. Two stars
look to be present on the wing undersurfaces.
This machine wears plain red star type insignia
in two locations, as shown, and features a white tactical number. The spinner
has been removed. "75" is armed with two RO132 rocket rails which are seen in
one view carrying RS-82 missiles.