Spitfire IX at Speyer

I am the owner/seller of the supposed Yak 3 Tail.

PM sent

Is it in the book? 😮

RK912 now in the UK since 5 October 2010

… but after the publication closing line and therefore listed to a private German collector

Mark

Now thats a familiar wreck, Mark12!

Hi guys,

Someone pointed me to this thread…

I am the owner/seller of the supposed Yak 3 Tail. I bought this a few months ago from someone I have dealt with many times, so I trust all the information he gave me.

However…

I am not sure who he got it from, or what info may have been “given” to him.

I am not a Russian expert, but the construction, and paint matched identially to other WW2 Russian items I have in my collection, so I had no reason to doubt the provenance that as given to me. In this case:

I was told it was from a Yak 3 that was shot down at the Rechlin Luftwaffe test ground.

It is also certainly not from a Yak 18 as size and hape are not correct…

so now I am at a loss!!

Are there any thoughts on this? Certainly, I do not want to be false-advertising something…

I do not want to take over this thread, so if anyone has any ideas, please PM me, if they do not wish to do so in this thread.

Thanks,

Mike

Interestingly – I came across the tail fin in the picture above these – it is now on a US sellers website as a YAK 3 advertised for 3k USD

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW2-Russian-Airforce-Yakovlev-Yak-3-Tail-VERY-RARE-/370467695679?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5641986c3f#ht_2118wt_907

This is categoricallly not from a Yak-3, neither from any WW2 era Soviet aircraft. Judging by the construction, remaining paint and the access hatch to port, it could possibly have come from a Yak-18T trainer. 1950s-ish sort of time-frame.

Is this at Area 51 lite and will it be at L……….

It is Area 51 heavy.

Volome II for Legends, although it will probably be finished, is likely to be a ‘no no’ judging by the experience of trying to get Vol I printed….but that is basically not my side of the business.

Mark

RK912 now in the UK since 5 October 2010

Mark

Is this at Area 51 lite and will it be at L……….

It won’t all be in the Book!

There will be an addendum in Vol. II to pick up late entries. 🙂

Mark

Presumably Volume 2 might include an addendum to Volume 1

Is it in the book? 😮

RK912 now in the UK since 5 October 2010

… but after the publication closing line and therefore listed to a private German collector

Mark

It won’t all be in the Book!

Is it in the book? 😮

RK912 now in the UK since 5 October 2010

… but after the publication closing line and therefore listed to a private German collector

Mark

It IS a Mk.IX Spit, and I’m sure it’s been covered on the forums before now (recovered from a lake, I seem to recall).

It may even have been for sale at the time, but I can’t be certain.