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Yakovlev Yak-3
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Yakovlev Yak-3

Fighter aircraft

Country of origin Soviet Union
ManufacturerSaratov Aviation Plant, Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing
The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian: Яковлев Як-3) is 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.

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Specifications

Length
8.49 m
Height
2.38 m
Wingspan
9.2 m
Range
648 km
Number built
4,848
Introduced
1943
First flight
1943
Entered service
1944
Retired
1952

Countries that use it (1)

Soviet Air Forces

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q248348