Yakovlev Yak-3
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The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian: Яковлев Як-3) was a single-engine, single-seat World War II Soviet fighter. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by both pilots and ground crew.[2] One of the smallest and lightest combat fighters fielded by any combatant during the war, its high power-to-weight ratio gave it excellent performance and it proved to be a formidable dogfighter.[3]
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Yak-3 in the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum, Krasnogorsk, Russia | |
Role | Fighter |
National origin | Soviet Union |
Design group | A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau |
Built by | Plant No.292 (Saratov), Plant No.31 (Tbilisi) |
First flight | 28 February 1943 (Yak-1M) |
Introduction | June 1944 |
Retired | 1952 (Soviet Air Forces) |
Primary users | Soviet Air Forces French Air Force (Normandie-Niemen) Polish Air Force Yugoslav Air Force |
Produced | March 1944 – August 1946 |
Number built | 4,848[1] |
Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-1 |
Variants | Yakovlev Yak-11 Yakovlev Yak-15 |
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