Help with Yak 11 paint scheme and history and location

[whiteside]

Can anyone enlighten me as to the history and location of this particular Yak 11 Paint scheme and airframe.

see link


http://www.teamsteadfast.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46

[k5083]

That's the one in the China Aviation Museum near Beijing. I have a set of postcards from that museum that appears to contain some explanatory text about each of its aircraft, but unfortunately I don't read Chinese so I don't know what it says about them.

August

[bdk]

Post the text and I can get it translated.

[Chad Veich]

Airliners.net has a couple of good photos of this airplane as well if you have not come across them already.

[k5083]

Note that in the photo, as compared to this profile, the national insignia had been added to the fuselage and the rudder swapped out for an all-red one with the last character missing. I would guess that the postcard shows the earlier and more historically correct scheme. I assume this is for some Chinese display team from decades ago.

August

[bdk]

One of the finest aircraft in the museum's collection

Yak-11 intermediate trainer (Russia)

Made in Russia in 1946.

Chinese Air Force started using these in 1950 and they were retired in 1973.

Aircraft Specifications...

Artist, editor, photographers name, etc.

Nothing is mentioned about the paint scheme.

[whiteside]

Thank you

[Roger Cain]

Hi Will,

Does this suggest we might see your plane finished in this scheme in the near future?

[T J Johansen]

I wish someone would do this paint scheme, as it does looke rather nice.

T J