Lavochkin La-5FN V.3 2026-10-14

[Captain Kurt]

Captain Kurt submitted a new resource:

Lavochkin La-5FN V.3 - Lavochkin La-5FN V.3 upgrade with working engine cooling shutters

Lavochkin La-5FN V.3 upgraded with operating cowl air cooling shutters
Unit: 3 GvIAP KBF June 1944 (VVS Baltic Fleet)
Pilot: Captain Ivan Savelievich Kravtsov, 31 personal and 4 shared victories, HSU, 4x Orders of the red Banner

The La-5FN's story begins with one of the most remarkable engineering rescues of the war. In 1942, Semyon Lavochkin's LaGG-3 fighter, nicknamed the "lacquered guaranteed coffin" by its pilots, was one of the worst Soviet fighters in service. Underpowered, heavy, and...

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[msfossey]

Thank you once again Captain Kurt. Truly appreciate all your work. The cooling shutters add a very cool visual effect. It's interesting to see how different A/C designers went about solving similar issues.