'' LA-5FN ''

The aircraft La-5FN - the improved version of fighter La-5. At creation of this airplane designers realized all actions on improvement of aerodynamics, recommended TsAGI on the basis of extensive researches in wind tunnels, have reduced a structure weight and have put new more high-power motor M-82FN (since 1944, ASh-82FN). The La- 5FN, perfectly kept in a steep turn and had not only high speed and a rate of climb, but also extremely good manoeuvrable data. The La-5FN have got on front in the summer of 1943 and participated in battle on the Kursk arc. Air fights have shown the superiority of La-5FN over the best modifications of German fighters. On the fighting capacity of La-5FN in 1943 became the strongest fighter of air fight on the Soviet-German front. It is possible to note N.Kozheduba's who has gained on the La-5 of 45 victories the most productive Soviet expert. In total, the fighters La-5 in different modifications were built in quantity 10003 during 1942-1944.

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Hero of the Soviet Union Captain Vilaliy Popkov (41 Victories) 5th Guard Fighter Regiment, 11th Fighter Division. 1st Ukrainian Front, autumn 1944.
Hero of the Soviet Union senior lieutenant George Baevsky 1st Guard Fighter Regiment.
Junior Lieutenant Sergey Kramarenko 19th Fighter Regiment, spring 1944.

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