CAF Yak-3 For Sale on Platinum

[Warbird Kid]

Shame to see another CAF aircraft being let go, especially a fighter. I thought their goal was to acquire an example of each aircraft that flew in WWII? I guess they are now just focusing on American WWII aircraft?
https://www.platinumfighters.com/yak3

[pbeegle1]

It is not a CAF airplane.

Philip Beegle III
General Staff

[Warbird Kid]

Ah, okay my bad then. I'm sure you can understand the confusion given that it's listed under the main CAF website and the SoCal's site. I know many member owned aircraft have been labeled as such, but I guess this one was never. Any idea as to why?

[mike furline]

https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquir ... rtxt=529SB

[GRNDP51]

https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=529SB

It's interesting, I've seen CAF make note that it's owned by one of their members, but not a CAF aircraft. The registration shows Steve Barber, but I don't think it's his own plane either? Weird...

[bdk]

https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=529SB

It's interesting, I've seen CAF make note that it's owned by one of their members, but not a CAF aircraft. The registration shows Steve Barber, but I don't think it's his own plane either? Weird...

Just an observation, but the two letters in the registration are SB, so maybe it is his?

[Mike]

The FAA registry shows it as co-owned by Steve Barber and William Montague.

[EW439]

William "Bill" Montague died last September.

[Warbirdnerd]

Lots of confusion even the CAF website lists the Yak as a CAF bird
This page needs updating-

https://commemorativeairforce.org/aircraft/34

[old iron]

Is this a real (as in real old) aircraft or one of the more modern replicas made from the original dies but with an American engine?

[JohnTerrell]

There are no original WWII-era produced Yak-3's flying. It is one of the new production Yak-3's that was manufactured by Yakovlev in the early 1990's (one of the 12 Yak-3's and 10 Yak-9's so produced).