After decades hidden beneath a swamp, the Soviet LaGG-3 fighter, flown by the brave pilot Ivan Kuzmich Lyakishev, has finally been unearthed. This relic of WWII carries haunting traces of its final mission, with its damaged fuselage and remnants of the cockpit frozen in time. Lyakishev’s story, once lost to history, emerges alongside the aircraft, a testament to his courage in the face of overwhelming odds. As the LaGG-3 rises from the muddy depths, it revives a forgotten chapter of wartime sacrifice and heroism, leaving us to wonder what other secrets the past may hold.