Interview with Ivan Kozhedub for Aviation History Magazine (link from simhq)

Спасибо за ссылку. Особенно мне понравились следующие пункты:
1)However, I always respected the courage of the German aces. It would have been stupid to underrate the enemy, especially at the start of the war.
2)In combat potential, the Yak-3, La-7 and La-9 fighters were indisputably superior to the Bf-109s and Fw-190s. But, as they say, no matter how good the violin may be, much depends on the violinist. I always felt respect for an enemy pilot whose plane I failed to down

http://history1900s.about.com/librar...lkozhedub1.htm