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Flying the new Lavochkin La-5 fighter, Soviet ace of aces Ivan Kozhedub scored his first of an eventual 62victories during the Kursk campaign. (Sputnik)
Flying the new Lavochkin La-5 fighter, Soviet ace of aces Ivan Kozhedub scored his first of an eventual 62victories during the Kursk campaign. (Sputnik)