Early Soviet Jet Fighters The 1940s and Early 1950s

This charts the development and service history of the first-generation Soviet jet fighters designed by such renowned fighter makers as Mikoyan, Yakovlev and Sukhoi, as well as design bureau no longer in existence--the Lavochkin and Alekseyev OKBs, during the 1940s and early 1950s. Each type is detailed and compared to other contemporary jet fighters. As ever the extensive photo coverage includes much which is previously unseen.Gordon, Yefim is the author of 'Early Soviet Jet Fighters The 1940s and Early 1950s' with ISBN 9781857801392 and ISBN 1857801393.