seems like one from 23 Yak-3M and Yak-9M from Orenburg factory – new made replica without any original parts or parts from Yak-11.

Sorry but I do not know if Kotelnikov’s book is available at the West – I am only know the Moscow home phone number of Mr.Kotelnikov but I am not sure if he knows English… So if anyone call from Britain or so – tell very-very slowly – Vladimir? Your book “Americans in Russia” is possible for buying? What is the price?
Sorry but it is only way ;))

Probably 2 airplanes was study at Research Flying institute at war time – both of them was from Poltava airfields or anyone airfields around. Some time i see photos captured P-38 in Poland or Hungary or etc. Never hear that any P-38 was in servise at VVS – only rumors or wrong informations. Some photos available at the book on Russian – author Kotelnikov Vladimir – “Americans at Russia” – subname “Americans airplanes at Russia”

On the photo the La-7 from Monino AF Museum – the airplane of the best Russian fighter 3th Hero of SU Major Ivan Kozebug 62 shot down German airplane included one Me262

In Russian AF drew the small stars on number of shot down enemy airplanes, but swazticks did not draw never, because Germans killed in Russia so much people, that the hatred to swazticks was very great. Therefore it was accepted to draw stars as a mark shot down enemy airplanes