Yak-9 Frank Display Model, Soviet Air Force, USSR
DA-DARA01Product Details
De Agostini Russian Aircraft DARA01 |
| 1:90 Scale | Length | Width | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakovlev Yak-9 Frank | 3.75" | 4.25" |
The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a single-engine fighter aircraft used by the Soviet Union in World War II and after. Fundamentally a lighter development of the Yak-7 with the same armament, it arrived at the front at the end of 1942. The Yak-9 had a lowered rear fuselage decking and all-around vision canopy. Its lighter airframe gave the new fighter a flexibility that previous models had lacked. The Yak-9 was the most mass-produced Soviet fighter of all time. It remained in production from 1942 to 1948, with 16,769 built (14,579 during the war).