Made a forced landing on the ice of Lake Ladoga (Laatokka) near Aunus (Оло́нец) and was recovered by Finns. The aircraft became LG-2 in Finnish service. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Viljo Pietinen.

Made a forced landing on the ice of Lake Ladoga (Laatokka) near Aunus (Оло́нец) and was recovered by Finns. The aircraft became LG-2 in Finnish service. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer Viljo Pietinen.

This LaGG-3 was shot down by the Finnish a/a artillery on March 6, 1942, near Nurmoila air base on the Olonets isthmus. The plane belonged to the 524 IAP of the 7th Air Army. The landing was good; the pilot survived, but shot himself before being captured. The aircraft became LG-1 in Finnish service. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer K. Borg.

Ex White 57 of Russian AF. Made a forced landing near Ala-Sedoksa (near Nurmoila Airport) on 14 September 1942, and was recovered by Finns. The aircraft became LG-3 in Finnish service, and was assigned to LeLv 32 during winter1942/43. This unit was based at Nurmoila, on the Olonets isthmus. Photo: SA-kuva (Finnish Armed Forces photograph, Wartime Photograph Archive). Photographer V. Hollming.

A not-so-great replica of a not-so-great fighter. Underpowered, difficult to fly and suffering from poor building quality, the LaGG-3 was disliked by its pilots. Its radial-engined offspring, the La-5, a replica of which is seen second in line, was much better.