At the front, the Yak-3 earned the honorary nickname “VICTORY”. This aviation masterpiece became the “crown of creation” of the famous Design Bureau of A. S. Yakovlev. This magnificent, ultra-light, ultra-maneuverable, high-speed, easy-to-fly aircraft is rightfully considered the best Soviet fighter of the end of the war. Having received a baptism of fire in the summer of 1944, the new “Yak” immediately became the favorite machine of the “Stalinist falcons”, who for the first time received an aircraft superior to the Messers " and "fokkers" in all respects. According to our pilots: “The Yak-3 is a masterpiece! If I had one over the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper, I would arrange this for the Germans!”, “Miracle machine! A pilot’s dream!”, “Our Yak-3 overtook the Messer in its climb, overtook it on a turn, overtook it in a dive, and hit everywhere with terrible force and for sure!” The new Yak was also highly appreciated by the German aces, who considered it a more dangerous enemy than the vaunted British Spitfires and American Mustangs. This book pays tribute to the legendary fighter, which became the pinnacle of Soviet aircraft construction during the Great Patriotic War and one of the symbols of Victory. The gift edition is illustrated with hundreds of exclusive drawings and photographs.