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World War II Aircraft
World War II Aircraft
World War II Aircraft
1:72
Scale
1:72
Scale
1:72
Scale
1:72
Scale
Professional Scale Modeling Studio
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1/72
WW2 Fighter Aircraft
Lavochkin La -7
About Aircraft
The Lavochkin La-7 was a piston-engined Soviet fighter developed during World War II by the Lavochkin Design Bureau. It was a development and refinement of the Lavochkin La-5, and the last in a family of aircraft that had begun with the LaGG-1 in 1938. Its first flight was in early 1944 and it entered service with the Soviet Air Forces later in the year.
A small batch of La-7s was given to the Czechoslovak Air Force the following year, but it was otherwise not exported. Armed with two or three 20 mm cannon, it had a top speed of 661 kilometers per hour.
The La-7 was felt by its pilots to be at least the equal of any German piston-engined fighter and even shot down a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. It was phased out in 1947 by the Soviet Air Force, but served until 1950 with the Czechoslovak Air Force.
Pilot & Markings
Flown by Major A. V. Alelyukhin,
9.GIAP, 1945
Aleksey Alelyukhin one of the most famous Soviet pilots aces. During the war he flew about 600 sorties, carried out a record number of fights – 258, fought with aircraft German, Italian, Polish, French, Romanian, Dutch and English manufacture, was wounded and burned, planted a damaged car at the “emergency” and parachute jumps , won for the war only 57 official victories.
Kit & Construction
1/72 Eduard Kit • Out of box built
Scratch build details and antenna.
Painted and weathered by airbrush and oil colours
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