[KOREAN-WAR-L:11420] RE: Russian La7, La 9 and La11

["Love Shack" <Home@DanSources.com>]

LA-9 was better suited for low and medium altitude.
LA-11 carried more fuel for escort duties and had a higher altitude rated
supercharger
LA-9 had 4-23mm and the LA-11 had 3-23mm cannon.

Both were completely different aircraft then the LA-5/7 series.
Though using the same configuration
LA-5/7 series were made of wood.
LA-9/11 series were made of metal.

Dan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Hwang" <jackchwang@comcast.net>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 3:25 PM
Subject: [KOREAN-WAR-L:11419] RE: Russian La7, La 9 and La11


> CPVAF had used La-11s to escort Tu-2 bombers on the daytime raids of
> Taehwa Do on Nov. 6 and Nov. 30, 1951.
>
> There was no record showing that their La-11s had ever participated in
> any night attack.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu
> [mailto:owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu]On Behalf Of Love Shack
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 9:13 AM
> To: KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu
> Subject: [KOREAN-WAR-L:11416] Russian La7, La 9 and La11
>
>
> Picked up this statement reading about the LA-9..
>
> >From 1946 the La-9 was quickly seen in the USSR and East Germany and
> acquired the NATO reporting name 'Fritz'. Production amounted to 1,630
> units. A UTI version rapidly followed. Examples were also operated by
> Chinese and North Korean units. Although the age of the piston fighter was
> in decline at the outbreak of the Korean War, the La-9 served in combat
had
> had some notable successes. Like opposing piston aircraft, many were
turned
> to ground attack and on June 17, 1953 La-9s participating in a 'Bed Check
> Charlie' raid on Inchon harbour succeeded in destroying fuel tanks
> containing some five million gallons of fuel.
>
> Did the Russians, Chinese, NK utilize these planes more then our history
is
> telling us?
>
> Dan Fahey
>