Due to her reputation, German pilots were reported to warn each other of her presence in the sky, yelling "Achtung Litvak!" in their radios as soon as she was identified in the combats. A beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue-grey eyes, Lily was also known as "the White Rose of Stalingrad" because of the white rose she painted on the side of her plane for each of her kills. Lydia Vladimirovna Litvak (or "Litvyak"), "Lilya" or "Lily" for her friends, is the highest scoring female air ace of all times, with 12 personal victories + 3 shared, mostly during the battle of Stalingrad in 1942/1943.
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Complete package, with full moving parts, animations, custom panel and a full virtual cockpit. Updated June 12, 2014įSX (SP2 compatible) / FS2004 Yak-1 of the Russian female ace Lydia Litvak. A tribute to Lilya! Designed by Patrice Grange. ), an original custom 2D panel and a full animated VC. THIS PLANE IS NOT A REPAINT, but a 100% original model, with full moving parts and animations (control surfaces, gear, flaps, opening canopy, landing light. This Yak-1, call-code "yellow 44", is the one used by Lilya Litvak for most of her missions over Stalingrad.
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The design of the Yakovlev Yak-1 medium altitude interceptor fighter began in November 1938, and from it evolved a series of remarkable aircraft which made an important mark in the history of aviation and in WW2. But because of her notoriety amongst the Germans, no less than eight Messerschmitt Bf 109's concentrated solely on Lilya's well recognizable Yak-1, separated and alone, until she was finally overpowered by their number and shot down. During her last mission, Lilya shot down two enemy planes before hers was attacked.
FSX (SP2 compatible) / FS2004 Yak-1 of the Russian female ace Lydia Litvak.
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