Yak-9P

[PeterA]

Originally Posted by kurlannaiskos

Peter,
Thank You for posting that very nice image !

may I ask a question ?

is there a Soviet Production number on this plane?
the middle three digits would be 153 or 166.

This isn't really my field of expertise but I was told it was the 35th one down the production line if that helps.

PeterA

[warbirdfinder]

The so-called Yak-9P that recently arrived in the UK is definitely not a Yak-9P. This was the same aircraft that Richard Goode had tried to sell for a number of years as a Yak-9U. The data plate is not a main data plate, it is a plate from a system or component of an aircraft, of which that are over 100 on the aircraft. The are supple differences on the airframe that are not on a P model. It was exported out of Russia as a "full scale model airplane", not as a Yak-9P. The engine and its cowling are not P.
The aircraft was put together from a number of Yak parts.

[DaveM2]

I can confirm WB coments after speaking to one of the team who helped 'restore' the aircraft, it does have an original aft fuselage and started out as a bare frame and wing spars. All skins were manufactured at Orenburg in the nineties and the cowling is 'fictional'

Dave

[JoeB]

There's a Yak-9P at the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in Pyongyang. It was, of course, the main fighter type of the North Korean AF at the start of the Korean War in 1950. Here's a u-tube video with brief view of it around 2:50 into the clip; I've seen photo's which show it more clearly but unfortunately can't find them at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftFFH4M-nJo

Joe

[kurlannaiskos]

Yasig,
Thank You for an update/correction of this information.
on my hard-drive there are numerous high-quality photos of the Yak-3 taken by a native who went there to do research on Yak fighters.
(although this is the first time I have seen the Factory Production number)

this is also the first I've heard of Yak-9P 0415336 (2826) as being scheduled for restoration and display.(and Thank You for providing the
Factory Production Number here , too. '153' is often times omitted and replaced by '-' )

Theodor,
I am sorry you lost this precious aviation artifact , but Thank You for this information. so we now know where Monino's machine came from.
I would also be interested in anything you can provide on this 'other Yak'
is that a Yak-9U by any chance? if so it might be the only original one in the world.

JoeB,
Thank You for this link.
it seems to show a Yak-18 , La-9 and Yak-9P ,but I wish there were more images and details.
I would like to know more about all of these aircraft for model-building purposes.

[Theodor]

I think it is a Yak-9U. Needs some restoration. Here are a couple of photos:

http://pic.bgspotters.net/?id=9153

http://pic.bgspotters.net/?id=9154