La-9 | |
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General information | |
Type | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Lavochkin |
Status | Phased out of service |
Primary users | Soviet Air Force |
Number built | 1,559 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1946–1948 |
Introduction date | August 1946 |
First flight | 1946 |
Developed into | Lavochkin La-11 |
The Lavochkin La-9 (NATO reporting name Fritz) was a Soviet fighter aircraft produced shortly after World War II. It was one of the last piston engined fighters to be produced before the widespread adoption of the jet engine.