The Yakovlev Yak-9 was the Soviet Union’s most produced WWII fighter fast, versatile, and adaptable to missions from bomber escort to anti-tank strikes. Its Yak-9T variant carried a 37 mm cannon ...

Armed with a 45mm cannon, the Yak-9 could shred tanks from the sky—but its poorly placed fuel tank made it a flying death trap. Feared by foes and fatal to its own pilots, this Soviet warbird was both ...