{"id":23838,"date":"2026-02-12T18:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/?page_id=23838"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:32:12","slug":"1-48-zvezda-lavochkin-la-5fn-flown-by-hero-of-soviet-union-captain-vitaly-popkov-5th-guard-fighter-regiment-11th-fighter-division-1st-ukrainian-front-autumn-1944","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/?page_id=23838","title":{"rendered":"1\/48 Zvezda Lavochkin La-5FN, flown by Hero of Soviet Union Captain Vitaly Popkov, 5th Guard Fighter Regiment, 11th Fighter Division, 1st Ukrainian Front, Autumn 1944."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1\/48 Zvezda Lavochkin La-5FN, flown by Hero of Soviet Union Captain Vitaly Popkov, 5th Guard Fighter Regiment, 11th Fighter Division, 1st Ukrainian Front, Autumn 1944.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex 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