La-7 Diecast Model, Soviet Air Forces VVS, 1941
AE-4909-309Product Details
Atlas Editions Fighters of World War II 4909-309 |
| 1:72 Scale | Length | Width | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavochkin La-7 | 4.75" | 5.25" |
The Lavochkin La-7 was a piston-engined Soviet fighter developed during World War II by the Lavochkin Design Bureau (OKB). It was a development and refinement of the Lavochkin La-5, and the last in a family of aircraft that had begun with the LaGG-1 in 1938. Its first flight was in early 1944 and it entered service with the Soviet Air Forces later in the year. A small batch of La-7s was given to the Czechoslovak Air Force the following year, but it was otherwise not exported. Armed with two or three 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon, it had a top speed of 661 kilometers per hour (411 mph). The La-7 was felt by its pilots to be at least the equal of any German piston-engined fighter.