Secret Cold War project "Alpha". When the U.S. managed to get hold of Soviet Jet fighters, including the Yak-23 (DOCUMENTARY)
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No restrictions. If in 1939 you could pick one fighter out of the following to be your core Fighter, which would it be? For Ground based operations only
1.) FW190D
2.) Tempest V or Spitfire XIV
3.) Ki 84
4.) P-51H
5.) P-47N
6.) Me 262
7.) LaaG 7
8.) Yak 3
9.) F8F
10.) F4U
11.) Bf 109K-4
Why...
As part of a larger project I am building a Yak 1b in the paint scheme of the 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Polish Airforce. I have gone through I am about half way through the build... guess its time to post a few pictures. In advance i'd like to apologize for the length of the first...
Hi Guys,
Hope ive posted in the right place, but im kind of curious on this one.
My dad said to me while doing some gardening for a customer today he saw a Soviet plane he identified as a Yak flying quite low overhead with a BF109.
He said he could clearly see the square wings of the...
If given the choice, which would've been your preferred mount in the low to medium altitude combat over the Eastern Front circa late '44?
Let's consider the specs:
Yakovlev Yak-3
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)...