Lavochkin La-5FN 2026-10-07

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Lavochkin La-5FN - Lavochkin La-5FN

Lavochkin La-5FN
Unit: 32 GIAP aircraft flight files,
Pilot: Captain Vladimir Orekhov -- He ended the war with 19 personal victories

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 sluggish, the LaGG-3 was being slaughtered by Bf 109s. Lavochkin's design bureau faced...

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