Lavochkin's Piston-Engined Fighters - Red Star Vol. 10
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857801512 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorYefim Gordon is one of Russia’s leading aviation writers and publishers. He is the author of many books on Soviet aviation and currently lives in Moscow.
Yefim Gordon is one of Russia’s leading aviation writers and publishers. He is the author of many books on Soviet aviation and currently lives in Moscow.
Kent McClure said lots of good. neat book, lots of good info. "Great Book on Important Soviet Fighter" according to Jason Wisniewski. With about 25,000 Lavochkin piston engined fighters built both during and after World War II, these aircraft rank as one of the key Soviet combat aircraft types. This book is in roughly chronological format, beginning with the development of the LaGG-Great Book on Important Soviet Fighter With about 25,000 Lavochkin piston engined fighters built both during and after World War II, these aircraft rank as one of the key Soviet combat aircraft types. This book is in roughly chronological format, beginning with the development of the LaGG-3 before turning to the La-5 and La-7 and post-war La-9 and La-11. Within each section the versions with different power plants and armament are detailed, and brief operational histories are provided. Many of the photographs are previously unpublished. The book concludes with three-view line. before turning to the La-5 and La-7 and post-war La-9 and La-11. Within each section the versions with different power plants and armament are detailed, and brief operational histories are provided. Many of the photographs are previously unpublished. The book concludes with three-view line. "Good Reference Book" according to Jason N. Moore. A comprehensive history of the Lavochkin fighters with piston engines, including the postwar La-9 and La-11 all-metal designs. Full of nice photographs, a good reference book on these fighters. I was especially interested in the La-9 and La-11, (which were new designs and not just developments of the wartime Lavochkins), as the English-language coverage of them is very meagre. All-in-all, an excellent book on an interesting, and in the case of the wartime wooden Lavochkin fighters, very important series of fighters. Highly recommended.
The colorful nose art, which many aircraft sported, is recorded as are Lavochkin fighters in the liveries of allies of the Soviet Union and captured aircraft in the colors of the enemies of the Soviets.. This book describes in detail all the piston-engined fighters developed by OKB-301 starting with the LaGG-3, an aircraft that first saw service in the Winter War against Finland. For Soviet airmen these aircraft were what the Spitfire was to the RAF and the P-51 Mustang was to the Americans. The story continues with the legendary La-5 and La-7 which rendered sterling service during the war. They were a match for the Messerschmitt Bf109 and the Focke Wulf Fw190, and several pilots were awarded the decoration Hero of the Soviet Union for their exploits in these aircraft. Illustrated with numerous rare and previously unpublished photos drawn from Russian military archives, the book's color content will delight the aviation modeler and anyone interested in Soviet aviation in the World War II era. The concluding chapters deal with the last of the line, the La-9 and the La-11, which saw combat in China and Korea in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The latest addition to the Red Star series addresses the formation and early years of OKB-301, the desi