Soviet Fighter Pilot training

[keith A]

This is fascinating. Ws there a two-seat version of the Yak?

regards

Keith

[kirche]

Originally Posted by keith A

This is fascinating. Ws there a two-seat version of the Yak?

regards

Keith

Hello,
It's Yak-7UTI (186 a/c) and Yak-7V (597 a/c)
Also two prototype - UTI-26/1 and UTI-26/2
And for 1945-1947 - Yak-9V (793 a/c)

[HGabor]

17 VA also has written off at least 2 trainer-version Yaks in March, 1945:

UYak-7 (Yak-7V), S/N: 2615323 in 17 VA, 18 OUTAP - written off by March 18, 1945 - crashlanding damage
UYak-7 (Yak-7V), S/N: 3115336 in 17 VA, 136 IAD - written off by March 29, 1945 - WW, as being too old

As you see, both from Novosibirsk, Factory No.153. (Zavod 153)

Gabor

[HGabor]

The 2nd Ukrainian Front, 5 VA, 511 ORAP also had 2 trainer-version Pe-2 (UPe-2) recce. bombers in late 1944-1945:

10/230 (installed engines on May 1, 1945: 41-4095, 41-4757)
20/456 (installed engines on May 1, 1945: 51-10063, 51-10046)

10/230 was listed eg. in the October 1, 1944, the January 1, 1945, the April 1, 1945 and the May 1, 1945 reports. 20/456 was a newer plane (УПе-2), it was listed in the May 1, 1945 report.

Gabor