| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 15 white |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lavochkin La-5 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lavochkin La-5 |
| Aircraft Version: | Lavochkin La-5 (replica) |
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| Operator Titles: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Moscow / Museum of the Great Patriotic War [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Russia |
| Collection: | Museum of the Great Patriotic War |
| Photo Date: | 27 April 2005 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 5767 |
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The La-5 could match German fighters at lower altitudes, and almost 10,000 examples were built - but very little survives of them, and this is just a reasonable replica, painted as an aircraft flown by the ace, Georgii Kostylev. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 August 2017, and has since been viewed 891 times. |