Yakovlev Yak-3
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. 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.
| Yak-3 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Developed from | Yakovlev Yak-1 |
| Variants | Yakovlev Yak-11 Yakovlev Yak-15 |
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