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I said "and others" in my post, Juha. Other sites, wiki for example, echo this statement. The analysis of Russian fighters came, AFAIK, from the numerous examples investigated in 41 and 42.
I just scrolled through my collection of 98 photographs of Russian fighters and found only one that did not have a reflector sight, a dual seat Yak 7 trainer. Sounds to me like another myth perpatrated to generate further contempt against the Russians.
Or perhaps the confusion comes from the lack of "radios" in so many early Russian fighters.
la7's like the russian p-51 right?
The P39 isn't on the list.
I always thought the Yak-9 reminded me of the P-51. It's profile is somewhat similar.
the I-16 was still the worlds first "modern" fighter, you can't deny that..........
You are wrong.best Russian fighter.......there isn't one