If added, Yak-1 default skin in Lydia Litvyak's colors

[Karnak]

Lydia Litvyak, called the "White Lily of Stalingrad", was the top scoring woman of all time with eleven or twelve kills to her credit.  She flew the Yak-1 fighter almost exclusively and it was that fighter in which she died in a fight against eight Bf109s.



While her aircraft's colors aren't distinctive, what they represent is a nearly unique opportunity.

[Zacherof]

What a looker!
 

[Devil 505]

What a looker!
 

At least the plane is. +1

[Zacherof]

Yeah the girl leaves somethig to be desired

[guncrasher]

Yeah the girl leaves somethig to be desired

yeah say that about a girl that can whip your buttt in the air and on land .


semp

[Karnak]

Not that I think it is really matters, but she looks better than most women.  Frankly the line of conversation is rather misogynist.  Nobody would think to comment on how handsome, or not, a male ace was.

[Zacherof]

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Not that I think it is really matters, but she looks better than most women.  Frankly the line of conversation is rather misogynist.  Nobody would think to comment on how handsome, or not, a male ace was.

Galland, and nowotny were rather dashing

yeah say that about a girl that can whip your buttt in the air and on land
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I'm awesome at pokemon

[Ack-Ack]

Yeah the girl leaves somethig to be desired

She had more balls than you'll ever hope to have. 

ack-ack

[Zacherof]

She had more balls than you'll ever hope to have. 

ack-ack

Awesome another personal attack

[Karnak]

Galland, and nowotny were rather dashing

Which would rarely be mentioned, and certainly not first off the bat, other than my comment dragging it out of you.  The first thing that you judge a professional on, man or woman, ought not be how pretty she is and insulting her because she doesn't live up to your, apparently, stringent requirements for feminine appearance is pathetic.

[Zacherof]

Actually my first comment, believe it or not was directed at her, and not the airframe.
 
Not to mention I love the name lydia which I want to name my duaghter if I have one

[Karnak]

Your second comment was definitely not about the airplane and that still makes your first comment about her a dig at her attractiveness.  As the second photo shows she was quite pretty, but it is still completely irrelevant to her role as a fighter pilot.

Mind you that she wasn't pushed into being a fighter pilot against her wishes or just going along for the ride as officials did what they wanted.  She fought to be posted to a front line fighter unit and to get into combat as a fighter pilot.

[Zacherof]

Then more power to her. I'm not denying her skillset at all. Her looks aren't bad either.


But that plane is hella ugly

[Letalis]

A big +1

Looking at the specs for the -1, such a bird might actually have a niche in the MA.  (http://www.ww2warbirds.net/ww2htmls/yakoyak1.html)
I actually like the looks of it as much as the -3 and could definitely see taking it over the 109F as a viable 30+ ENY option, even without the A-G options incorporated.

[Karnak]

Yes, the Yak-1 is one of the very much needed Soviet aircraft.  I am hopeful that we'll see it sooner rather than later.  The Yak-3 is, as I recall, a development of the Yak-1, whereas the Yak-9 is a development of the heavier Yak-7.