Yakovlev Yak-7DI Russian fighter
Ark Models 48004

Dimensions: 177
No. of parts: 64

An attempt was made in June 1942 to improve the flight and tactical performance of the Yak-7B tactical fighter through reducing its structural weight and increasing its fuel load. The aircraft designated as Yak-7DI («DI» is standing for «dalnii istrebitel» – the Russian for «long-range fighter») was ready in June 1942. Its trials proved progress of its flight performance, and the Yak-7DI entered full-scale production as Yak-9, having become the most mass-produced fighter of the Soviet Air Force during the Great Patriotic War. The Yak-9 took its baptism of fire during the Soviet counterattack near Stalingrad in December 1942.