Soviet Spitfires
The Soviet Union received 1,333 Supermarine Spitfires during WW2. Russian aviators didn't particularly like them, as some Allied-built aircraft and tanks weren't really suited to the rigors of combat on the Eastern Front. The Lend-Lease Spits were not even supplied with maintenance manuals! So Red Army mechanics and pilots had to work it out on their own. Pilots did like the Spit's handling and flying characteristics however, compared to other machines.
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