Yak Article Classic Wings

[paulmcmillan]

Having read it..

Interesting stuff: GMO and Dave M

Just a couple of points


a) What was the ID of the Yak that crashed at at airshow in Russia, and was it one of the Flight Magic or Shadetree ones?

b) There are only 9 Shadetree, 9 Flight Magic ones listed, so I assume a) is the missing one buy which one and what about the 'tenth' for the other customer?

Thanks

Paul

[Mike]

For the identity of one of the 'missing' ones, see earlier thread here

[paulmcmillan]

Mike thanks!!!


Paul

[DaveM2]

Paul

I don't recall a Yak crashing at a Russian airshow, when was that ? The Collings one was left out as they didn't get back to me in time with confirmation, and there is also one with Paul Allen, but I have been unable to confirm the origin / identity. We will hopefully be able to fill in the blanks by the time the complete article is finished up with a look at the Yak 11s....

Dave

[paulmcmillan]

I found this on my Harddisk by using the new google Desktop Search..

http://desktop.google.com/

(I recommend this to all)

The file was dated: 1st September 1999

Filed at 10:15 a.m. EDT

By The Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) -- A World War II-era Soviet fighter plane crashed Wednesday during an air show, badly injuring its pilot, a news agency reported.

The Yak-3 fighter plunged while flying at the show near the city of Krasnoyarsk in central Siberia, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported, quoting local emergency officials.

Its pilot was hospitalized in grave condition.

The cause of the crash wasn't immediately clear.

The Yak-3 was a mainstay of the Soviet Air Force and was considered one of the best World War II warplanes.

Paul McMillan

I spent some considerable time researching the data for the Yak article in Aeroplane Monthly, published some months ago - not too much has changed with regard to owners since the survivors list was published in there. I'm sure back copies are still available!

Some of the 'missing' construction numbers on the Shadetree/MOF Yak programme aircraft account for a couple of others with 'oddball' numbers that don't 'fit' into the table of new build aircraft. Can't think why.

HTH

regards

Paul

[paulmcmillan]

Paul

Thanks

I know you did the Yak article in AM. Unfortuately my copy is in storage!


Paul

[paulmcmillan]

Date was 18 Aug 1999


"Fighter Crashes at Russian Air Show"

See:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=37 ... put=gplain


Paul

[DaveM2]

Paul

I asked my Russian friends and they are investigating it, till now they have no knowledge of a Yak 3 crashing and think the type was mis reported. More when I get it.

Dave

[DaveM2]

Paul

The report is incorrect, there have been no flying Yak fighters for decades in Russia and a phone call to the crowd at Orenburg who built the new Yaks revealed...


'Today I call to Orenburg - there also was surprised that at Siberia crashed a Yak-3 - they said that there was not any Yak's from Orenburg at Siberia. Never !'

Dave

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[paulmcmillan]

Dave

Thanks

Probably a mis-id!!!!

Paul