Well its May and time once again for probably our least popular continuing feature - But never ones to be detered by rejection - Yes, that's right, its our annual VE Day Calendar... For those of you who don't recall, "VE Day" commemorates "Victory in Europe" the conclusion of one half of World War II. And as the war in Europe was mostly won by our fightin' Rooskie allies, its somewhat fitting that we present a rare photo of a lend-lease P-39, the "Iliyana Cyteyinska" - Although this sleek little fighter was disliked by most American pilots as its lack of a supercharger made it sluggish at high altitudes, the Rooskies were very fond of P-39s. The Airacobras flew very well in low-altitude missions, such as tank-busting and ground strafing, two exceedingly dangerous tactics in which the Russians excelled. Given the high mortality rates of these tactics, very few Lend-Lease P-39s survived the war--perhaps even fewer than Russian P-39 pilots.