Yak 3 White 100 at North Weald

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Off subject but what is the Hungarian registerd big yellow thing next to it? .

I have the same yellow thing in france registered on the historic register…and for sale for not long ….it is a yellow and blue big thing… 😉

Sorry to digress, this Yak 3 looks magnificent, if it does indeed appear at Legends, what else is available to accompany it, …

Something worth watching, I understand.

The London City Airport Fun Day website says there will be a Yak-3 there too.

The Yak 12 has quite a history. Originally it was brought into the country on the Lithuanian register as LY-FKD. It then went onto the G-register and ended up being owned by the notorious ‘flying vet’ Maurice Kirk for a while.

The present owner put it onto the Hungarian register because he also operates a Yak 18T on the same register. Because of licensing issues with the CAA, most, if not all, of the 18Ts went onto the Hungarian register a few years ago, as the type had a full JAA certification in that country. To have done the same here would have cost thousands.

The two aircraft were based at Dunsfold, but recently moved to NW because the GA hangar there has been taken over by a fulfilment company.

It was definately the Yak 18 that I saw at Earls Colne, looked as if it had been there a while too, the grass had grown round the wheels.

I know, I’ve just read the rest of the thread and not just the bit that prompted my previous post. Call me a plonker if you wish, you’ll not be the first and unless I change drastically in the near future I very much doubt you’ll be the last.

Sweet looking machine. Will it be at L….Oh allright, I’ll get me coat.

Well yes it will actually (The Yak-3).

Sweet looking machine. Will it be at L….Oh allright, I’ll get me coat.

The Yak 12 has quite a history. Originally it was brought into the country on the Lithuanian register as LY-FKD. It then went onto the G-register and ended up being owned by the notorious ‘flying vet’ Maurice Kirk for a while.

The present owner put it onto the Hungarian register because he also operates a Yak 18T on the same register. Because of licensing issues with the CAA, most, if not all, of the 18Ts went onto the Hungarian register a few years ago, as the type had a full JAA certification in that country. To have done the same here would have cost thousands.

The two aircraft were based at Dunsfold, but recently moved to NW because the GA hangar there has been taken over by a fulfilment company.

The ex alain capel yak 3 was having its engine looked at the other day after nearly a year of no movement!! i don’t know but it may be now owned by someone in the Uk i beleive, but don’t quote me on that.

It would be nice if the headcorn example and the other uk based yak 3 can make it a foursome!! But hey we will see.

Not particularly large, it is a Yak 12M.

With my Hungarian family connection, I’m always interested in seeing anything Hungary orientated over here.
Where exactly has this Yak 12m come from and what is it doing over here.
I recall seeing a Hungarian registered large tricycle undercarriage Yak thingy parked up at Earls Colne a year or so ago, it wasn’t there a few months ago on my last visit.
The only other Hungarian aircraft I’ve seen here were the sensational Mig 21 tactical display team at Fairford a few years ago carrying out the most hair raising and noisy dog fighting display I’ve ever seen, and the Mig 29 display at Cottesmore Riat, I believe he won ‘Best in Show’.
If anyone else is interested in Hungarian artifacts, I’m awash with them, they are so desperate to get away from their Communist past that everything is sent over to me, my favourite item is a WW2 Officers cap, Wermacht style, it was an honour to receive that as it represented the last line of defence against the hated Red Army. I’d love to know it’s history.

Sorry to digress, this Yak 3 looks magnificent, if it does indeed appear at Legends, what else is available to accompany it, what happened to the French Yak 11 conversion that was sitting forlornly in the half hangar at DX. There’s the Yak at Headcorn, but what else is about, apart from those modern efforts of course, even though I have a bit of a liking for them, they aren’t the same after all.

Off subject but what is the Hungarian registerd big yellow thing next to it?

Not particularly large, it is a Yak 12M.

thanks VVS… that clears it up nicely but bloody hell have you been chewing a dictionary??:D

No – but he did write the book 😉

Hi Janie
Because I thought you had something to do with W.C.S

She does – but only by marriage 🙂

A gorgous looking machine. I also arrived on Saturday after getting lost following a sat nav and she looks amasing.

Off subject but what is the Hungarian registerd big yellow thing next to it?

There was a lovely collection of aircraft there from what i saw, most of which where departing by the time i was taking photos of them. Thank you to the unknown gentlemen who helped outside the Squadron in the afternoon.

Janie and MarkV, it was nice to meet you both and put names to faces.

ouch

i feel sorry for that pig with a rod up hes @rse
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The cigar boss

I am the sounding board when Mark V tears his hair out because someone’s paint scheme is one micron short of vintage factory perfect. I also take good photos of pitot tube covers.

thanks Janie…lovely photo,never seen a porker as a pitot cover before,reminds me of the old cartoon of an RAF police dog carrier 😀

cheers baz

As I stated, the nomenclature is descriptive. It has no further meaning. Had this example numbers which were painted with red, it would be “Red 100”. The wartime VVS had no such ideas about assigning colour codes to various formations, as in the RAF or L/W.

thanks VVS… that clears it up nicely but bloody hell have you been chewing a dictionary??:D
I have never seen anybody using the word ‘nomenclature’ before;) I am impressed:D

cheers baz

… Because I thought you had something to do with W.C.S…

I am the sounding board when Mark V tears his hair out because someone’s paint scheme is one micron short of vintage factory perfect. I also take good photos of pitot tube covers.

If you go to this link
http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/white1bis.html

and then ‘mig 3 colors’
It is clear that the soviets also used blue/red/yellow etc for a/c side numbers,although I would suspect not quite in the same way as (say) the luftwaffe did.
My question would be why call the a/c white 100 if the colour was not significant in some way,

No, there was no meaning to the colour, and I would surely treat any “information” on the above website with the most profound scepticism.

The wartime VVS used various colours for such tactical numbers, yes, but the main colour in use was white (at the factories, especially). Other colours might be employed simply for being attractive to the pilot, or perhaps by being available in rare cases. Red and black were used for obvious reasons over white winter camoflage.

As I stated, the nomenclature is descriptive. It has no further meaning. Had this example numbers which were painted with red, it would be “Red 100”. The wartime VVS had no such ideas about assigning colour codes to various formations, as in the RAF or L/W.

How rude of me…. I forgot to say what a beautiful aircraft and paint job,nice to see something different :D.

cheers baz