Re: Yak 3-looking for information
 

factory production number 1615342 is a Yak-9D
as Yak-3's were not manufactured at Zavod 153.

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Lipfert writes from downed a Yak-3 at Muzsla.We found the engine, landing gear, metal tube construction of aircraft, weapons UBS 20 mm and two 12.7 mm UBS.We found pieces of wood paneling, on which is clearly visible gray.Small parts are burned and totally destroyed.Yak-3 had the same landing gear as the Yak-9?Plane crash site is 2.5 km NW of the village Muzsla.

Thank you very much for any information.
Sorry for bad English.

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This means it must have been either a Yak-3 or a Yak-9U. Probability for Yak-3 is higher due to its higher production. Anyway it must have been very difficult to distinguish the two in aerial combat.

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Well when I enter the name of Stadnichenko in http://www.obd-memorial.ru/ , the search engine returns three documents.

I admit I am not very good in reading Russian, especially when hand written, but I am unable to find the aircraft type or the serial in these documents, while I understand from other posts that you found these details in them. Can you confirm my impression ?

Thanks in advance

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the Yak-3 had the same basic type of landing gear as the Yak-1/1b that is developed from.
the main strut comes down and bends over the inside of the wheel and has a two-piece outer door.
the Yak-9 has the same basic type as the Yak-7 that it is developed from.
the leg comes down and forms an "L" shape connected to the outside of the wheel and a single piece outer door.
(both have small inner doors)

http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw2/yak3mk.html
http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/yak9.html

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Thanks.
The landing gear is definitely the Yak-3.

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If it's not Stadnichenko's Yak-9. Then who when down on a Yak-3? Has there been a serial number found yet?

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Laurent,

This can not be found in OBD. I have researched operational documents of 6 GAID in TsAMO.

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Unfortunately, the serial number was not found.According to the picture on page airwar.ru, we can say that the landing gear is of the Yak-3.

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So it will not Stadnichenko?