WWII fighter plane crash found in Hungary after nearly 80 years

The Soviet Yakovlev Yak-1 likely lost a dogfight against German ace pilot, Peter Düttmann. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The Yak-1 fighter plane was constructed from materials including steel, wood, and even fabric. After nearly 82 years, historians in Hungary have finally located a missing Soviet aircraft downed by a German ace pilot during World War II . After a monthslong investigation that involved painstaking archival dives and eyewitness interviews, a team led by Hungarian Aircraft Wreck Research Association co-founder István Kocsis pinpointed the Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter plane.