CAF Yak-3 For Sale on Platinum

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:38 am

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 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:44 am

It is not a CAF airplane.

Philip Beegle III
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Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:00 pm

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 · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2635

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

GRNDP51 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:34 pm **Posts:** 509

mike furline wrote:

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 · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

GRNDP51 wrote:

mike furline wrote:

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 · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

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

EW439 · **Joined:** Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:19 pm **Posts:** 50

William "Bill" Montague died last September.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

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 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:47 pm

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 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:47 pm

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).

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