One such iconic warplane was the Yakovlev Yak-3—which would go on to become the mainstay of Soviet aviation during the Second World War, and influence the nation’s aircraft for decades more.

This time the harrying fire was from swarms of aircraft, including Yakovlev Yak-3 fighters flown by the Normandie-Niemen regiment of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres—the Free French Air ...

The agency said the aircraft were already in Iran and accepted into service. The Iranian Air Force received the first Yak-130 in September, it said. In January, member of the national security and ...