Yakovlev Yak-9
1942 fighter aircraft family by Yakovlev / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yakovlev Yak-9 (Russian: Яковлев Як-9) is a single-engine, single-seat multipurpose fighter aircraft. It was used by the Soviet Union and its allies during World War II and the early Cold War. The Yak-9 played a major role in taking back air superiority from the Luftwaffe's new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 and Messerschmitt Bf 109G fighters during the Battle of Kursk in summer 1943. It was one of the most produced Soviet fighters of World War II. The Yak-9 stayed in production from 1942 to 1948, with 16,769 built (14,579 during the war).[2] After World War II, the Yak-9 would also be used by the North Korean Air Force during the Korean War.[3]
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Yak-9U fighter in the Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia | |
Role | Fighter |
National origin | Soviet Union |
Design group | A.S. Yakovlev Design Bureau |
Built by | Plant No.153 (Novosibirsk), Plant No.166 (Omsk), Plant No.82 (Moscow) |
First flight | 6 July 1942 (Yak-7DI) |
Introduction | October 1942 |
Retired | 1950 (Soviet Air Forces), 1951 (Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force), 1955 (Bulgarian Air Force) |
Primary users | Soviet Air Forces
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Produced | October 1942 – December 1948 |
Number built | 16,769[1] |
Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-7 |
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