This aircraft is one of the 412 built models of “H” version, which differs from “G” by more powerful R-2600-29 engines. It currently…

Lend-Lease Shipments Section 1 (Quantities of Lend-Lease Shipments) (PDF) Section 1, pages 1-12 Chemical Part I Principal Countries Section 1, pages 13-28 Chemical…

P-40 Tomahawk IIB from national Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida. This is restoration is based on Tomahawk IIB (RAF serial AK255), which…

P-39 Airacobra from Pioneer Air Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska. This plane crashed near Ladd Field airbase in February 1994 Photos by Ilya Grinberg ©

P-39Q Airacobra from Niagara Aerospace museum, now returned from loan to Smithsonian Air And Space Museum. Photos by Iliya Grinberg ©

On August 27, 2006, the official opening of the WW2 Lend-Lease Monument took place in Fairbanks, Alaska. During the years 1942 – 1945,…

A.S. Nikolay Gerasimovich, your previous interview evoked great interest and a plethora of additional questions. Of course, while it’s not possible to answer…

N. G. Golodnikov in front of his Cobra. Severomorsk airfield. 1943. A. S. When did you begin with the Cobra? On what types…

Senior Lt. N. G. Golodnikov – August 1943. Photo from Golodnikov’s personal file. A. S. In which types of P-40 were you trained?…

Nikolay Gerasimovitch Golodnikov – Major-General (Ret). He was with the 2-nd Guards Fighter Regiment (GIAP) of the Northern Fleet Aviation (VVS SF) from…