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This is a well-known story about the mistaken landing of four Soviet Yak-1s at the airfield of Taganrog captured by the Germans on April 17, 1943. This particular airplane belonged to the squadron commander of the 148th IAP Leonid Smirnov, as is confirmed by a gift inscription behind the cockpit canopy. The captured fighter was later sent to Germany, where it was shown to the Luftwaffe high command at the exhibition of trophies on September 3, 1943 in Rechlin, then it was displayed for public viewing.Yakovlev Yak-7B Yak-1b Beute Captured balkenkreuz
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A nice shot but it is not the Yak-7b but the Yak-1b flown by Cpt. Leonid D. Smirnov a commander of the 148 IAP and then after his death, by Ltn. Mikhail V. Shkomplektov. He landed at the enemy held airfield Apana and was taken the POW on the 11th May 1943. He was captured by the 13 (Slovak)/JG52 personnel. The Yak-1b was of the "White 2" with the inscription on the fusealge behind the cockpit "Сталинскому соколу Леониду Смирнову от трудящихся Фрунзенского района г. Саратова" - To Smirnov Leonid, the Stalin's Falcon, from workers of Frunze District in Saratov. As memo serves there is a couple of shots more of the Yak-1b.
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the source: Yakovlev Yak-1