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Title: Evstigneev's La-5FN
Post by: Greebo on May 30, 2023, 10:23:26 AM

This skin is a request from Devil505, who also supplied the photo for it.

This is the La-5FN of Kirill Alekseevich Evstigneev of the 178th Guards Fighter Regiment, based in Hungary in early 1945. He was one of the Soviet Union's top aces with 52 outright and 3 shared kills. Two other top Soviet aces, Kozhedub and Pokryshkin, rated him as the most effective fighter pilot in the VVS. His aircraft carried the Guards symbol below the cockpit and an inscription which translates as:- ‘From the collective farmer Konev Vasiliy Viktorovich’.

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=407470.0;attach=36481)

(https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=407470.0;attach=36483)

Title: Re: Evstigneev's La-5FN
Post by: Devil 505 on May 30, 2023, 10:27:25 AM

Thanks Greebo. Fantastic job.

Title: Re: Evstigneev's La-5FN
Post by: lyric1 on May 30, 2023, 11:25:02 AM

 :aok

Title: Re: Evstigneev's La-5FN
Post by: Vraciu on May 30, 2023, 12:11:45 PM

That's awesome.

Title: Re: Evstigneev's La-5FN
Post by: lyric1 on May 30, 2023, 09:56:48 PM

Quote from: Greebo on May 30, 2023, 10:23:26 AM

This skin is a request from Devil505, who also supplied the photo for it.

There is more than one photo.

http://soviet-aces-1936-53.ru/abc/e/evstignv.htm

http://airaces.narod.ru/all1/evstign.htm

Title: Re: Evstigneev's La-5FN
Post by: JimmyD3 on May 31, 2023, 07:46:49 AM

Awesome job Greebo. :aok

Title: Re: Evstigneev's La-5FN
Post by: Greebo on May 31, 2023, 09:14:17 AM

Quote from: lyric1 on May 30, 2023, 09:56:48 PM

There is more than one photo.

Thanks for that, I'll add it to the references.