Lavochkin La-7 DE_WLF with a long or short

with a long or short barrel

first delivered to the United States Army Air Corps in 1940

With almost 600 aircraft built in six decades

the Jaguar could be operated from grass airfields and roughly prepared landing strips

A proposed development was the P-44 Rocket

Lavochkin La-7 DE_WLF with a long or shortThe Lavochkin La 7 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of WW II. It was a development and refinement of the Lavochkin La 5. This plane had a more powerful engine, better armament and incorporated aerodynamic improvements. The ASh 82 FNU radial engine generated 1,850 hp (1380 kw), and the armament was increased to three ShVak 20 mm cannon. La 7s were well liked by their pilots, and some of Russia's top aces flew them, including Ivan Kozedub, three time hero