| Dan, The P-63 was NEVER encountered in Korea. They were stored across the border in Siberia and were not even functional. The Soviets stored them once they saw all the US did with returned Lend Lease was take it out to the 12 mile limit and dump all items off the ships, never to return to the US. P-63 was not in the same league with the other aircraft as itwas a multi-role aircraft whereas Soviet ones were single-purpose function types. La-9 was optimized as low-level (6000 meters and below) short range fighter and La-11 was high-altitude (above 6000 meters) long-range fighter. Yak-9T would be closer, as all wooden Yaks went for scrap very quickly after the end of the war. The La-9 and La-11 survived as they were all-metal (same with the Yak). Cookie Sewell AMPS |