Russian Yak flown by the RAF?

wow! thanks for that!

Featured in the forum previously:

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?86095-Yak-9-in-British-Markings&highlight=storrar+yak

Thanks for the info; it would be great to see one of the restored ones in these colours.

Should be James E Storrar !
‘JAS’ was a diminutive of ‘James’ !

Some more info/pics if you scroll down this article link…

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redbanner.co.uk%2FHistory%2FArchive%2FJStorrar%2FStorrar_Yak.html&ei=XVfIUbekCdKg0wXmwICwDQ&usg=AFQjCNEdFK2M4F03pioLyoKvwIbtMiQk_g&sig2=joGhyd1EDrKZo6lKTLJt_Q

It was carryng Bulgarian markings: it is said that it was on a transfer flight to the Yugoslavian Air Force but this may be guesswork. It was eventually burned in a big bonfire when spares ran out.

I don’t think it was a D but an M. Differences are subtle, but check the position of the canopy along the fuselage – the profile appears to show an early production variant with the canopy forward.

His name should be spelled Storrar. At least three photos exist of this aircraft.