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The Soviet fighter built to win a war of attrition

As the Eastern Front consumed men and machines at an unprecedented rate, the Soviet Union needed fighters that could be built ...
The National Interest

How One Soviet Fighter Ace Led His Lavochkin La-5 and La-7 to Victory Over the Nazis

A natural fighter ace, Ivan Kozhedub’s tactics were characterized by precision, aggression, and calculated risk. Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub, born on June 8, 1920 in the small Ukrainian village of ...
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Top 10: The worst Soviet aircraft

Top 10: The worst Soviet aircraft ...
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History of strategic air and ballistic missile defense

Full text also available online. Shipping list no.: 2009-0036-S. Volume 1: 1945-1955 -- Foreword -- Preface -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1: American And Soviet Strategy: A Comparison -- A: Factors ...
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An Angry Soviet Fighter Pilot Once Gave His Plane to the United States

Pilot Viktor Belenko’s defection was a major embarrassment for the Soviet Union—which was subsequently shocked into establishing tighter security and coerced indoctrination programs for their military ...
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Lend-lease and Soviet aviation in the Second World War / Vladimir Kotelnikov

NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Summary "The book details the routes of the aircraft deliveries to Russia, the modifications which were done in order to suit the ...