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Aircraft · Soviet Union · 1944-1945

Lavochkin La-7

fighter

A refined, lightened La-5 with a more powerful engine and cleaner aerodynamics, the La-7 was among the fastest piston fighters of the war at low altitude and became the mount of the Soviet Union's top-scoring ace, Ivan Kozhedub, who used it in February 1945 to become the first Soviet pilot to shoot down an Me 262 jet. It gave Soviet fighter regiments a genuine edge over the Luftwaffe in the war's final year.

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crew1
top speed680 km/h
armament2-3x 20mm cannon
produced~5,750

Eastern Front

c/n unknown. One of only two genuine La-7s known to survive, this famous aircraft is the actual machine flown by Soviet ace Ivan Kozhedub, and as such it is a very significant airframe. Kozhedub is regarded as the best S
c/n unknown. One of only two genuine La-7s known to survive, this famous aircraft is the actual machine flown by Soviet ace Ivan Kozhedub, and as such it is a very significant airframe. Kozhedub is regarded as the best SAlan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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PragRalf Roletschek (talk) · GFDL 1.2 · source
Lavochkin La-7 of the 2nd flight, 1st fighter air regiment, 4. air division Czechoslovak Air Force, 1947
Lavochkin La-7 of the 2nd flight, 1st fighter air regiment, 4. air division Czechoslovak Air Force, 1947Martin Čížek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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