Sukhoi Su-7 Fitter-A - A Short History
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2022-03-20

The Sukhoi Su-7 was a Soviet swept-wing supersonic fighter, developed in 1955. It had the NATO designation Fitter A, and was initially developed as a low-level dogfighter. It did not do well in this role, and eventually became the main fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft of the Soviet Union.

SOURCE:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-7, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened

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"Sukhoi Su-7BKL ‘807’ (faded) (16808557942).jpg" by Alan Wilson, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_Su-7BKL_%E2%80%98807%E2%80%99_(faded)_(16808557942).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
"Sukhoi Su-7UM Moujik 1017 (8167126588).jpg" by Alan Wilson, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_Su-7UM_Moujik_1017_(8167126588).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
"Sukhoi Su-7BKL ’07 red’ (36655523710).jpg" by Alan Wilson, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_Su-7BKL_%E2%80%9907_red%E2%80%99_(36655523710).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
"Sukhoi Su-7BKL Fitter 07 red (8478780374).jpg" by Alan Wilson, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_Su-7BKL_Fitter_07_red_(8478780374).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)

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