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This book examines the LaGG family of fighters, that were amongst the first modern piston-engined interceptors made available to the Red Air Forces in early 1941 and proved far better fighters than their radial-engined predecessors. Despite technical maladies and political interference from Moscow. the LaGG-3 matured into an effective fighter when flown to its strengths at low level. Many early Soviet aces were weaned on the LaGG-3, and if they survived the early massacres of 1941-42, they went on to fly the Lavochkin family of fighters. Indeed, the Lavochkin La-3, -5 and -7 were the fighters of choice for Heroes of the Soviet Union such as Ivan Kozhedub, who claimed 62 kills.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: LaGG and Lavochkin Aces of World War 2
• Author: George Mellinger
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• EAN: 9781841766096
• ISBN: 1841766097
• ID: 04851735
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 306 g
• Dimensions: 248 × 183 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. November 2003

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