Yak 9t, CG III - Normandie-Niemen. 
Pilot : Marcel LEFEVRE
11 Air Kills


Marcel Lefevre was one of the first pilots to join the Normandie Squadron.
He had 2 air kills with Yak 1, and 9 more kills with his Yak 9.
Lefevre was from Normandy, and had the "Pre Magloire" painted on the fuselage of his Yak.
He died from severe injuries the 5th June 1944, the day before the allied landing in... Normandy.
He was made "Hero of the Soviet Union"   

GCIII Normandie 
This GC (Groupe de Chasse) nIII was made of Free French Pilots, all volunteers to fight alongside the Red Army from 1943 to 1945
It is the first French fighter unit with 273 air kills in 5240 missions and 869 fights.


For ECApanel, Spit IX slot.

Credits :
Claudio Wilche, Alessandro Borges, and Tailspin.
Special Thanks to Steve T (spinner) and Patrick Grand-Chavin (Cockpit bars, radio antenna, non-mirrored marking)
Skin : FreddyB

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