With cutting-edge German aircraft dominating WWII, the Soviets had to innovate fast. Their solution? Attach fighters to a bomber and send them into battle as a flying air force! But was this a ...

The Yakovlev Yak-9 stood out as the fighter aircraft with the highest production in the Soviet Union during WWII, with an estimated 16,769 units manufactured. Fueled by a 1,650 horsepower engine ...