Semyon Lavochkin
Semyon Lavochkin · Technology & Engineering
Soviet aircraft designer, founder of the Lavochkin bureau; designed the La-5 and La-7, among the best Soviet WWII fighters.
1900, Smolensk, Russian Empire — 1960, Sary-Shagan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Moscow and the Soviet Union
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Semyon Lavochkin was a Soviet aircraft designer of Jewish origin who founded the Lavochkin design bureau. He designed the La-5 and La-7, among the finest Soviet fighters of World War II, and later led work on early Soviet missiles and spacecraft. His war-time fighters were vital to Soviet air superiority.
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Soviet aircraft designer, founder of the Lavochkin bureau; designed the La-5 and La-7, among the best Soviet WWII fighters.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Lavochkin
