Marc (leon) is definitly a great pilot and all we can say is that the french crew that make possible that FW190 to fly for so many hours since last year have done much more than any other FW in the world, they did again a huge work on the landing gear, the electrical systems etc…

I’ve never heard about the harvard “special behaviours” until now…flew T6G for some years and can’t remember something obvious…i guess the harvard has something that is not common with the T6 right ??

Ok, that’s really interesting, may i modify the list and add

YAK C11 N°171814 Laurent LECOMTE ex Hungarian air force, under restoration NANTES.

YAKC11 N° 171315 ex Laurent LECOMTE is now owned by Bertrand DANGLADE (La Rochelle) under restoration Lithuania .

In France we have 2 Yak3 VK107 produced by john GARRIC in flying condition, another one is privately stored but was in flying condition …then we have two Yak3U powered by R2000 engines (one in la ferté alais and one in the west of paris)
No Orenburg production that are less appreciated there ….(the only one used to be Mr Jacquard’s yak3 around 2000)

Have the starter itself as fitted to my chippie when bought via PHILIPPS in 1996, but no tech doc ….

They used a L12, the one based in France and owned by Bernard Chabbert, they flew her down to south africa to do the footages …then flew her back to france !!

Well John is working using the original blue prints provided by the “Musée de l’air” in paris; the era of that Potez is “the thing” behind that idea, the Potez was well known during the “Campagne de France” against Germans, and i wonder what would be such an airplane if fitted and strong enough to be fiited with RR engines !!
John and his wife Nicole are linked anyway to that era as they are the ones taking care of our best ace alive “Marcel ALBERT” who was one of the main pilots of the “Normandie” squadron in Russia. John painted his personnal yak with Marcel’s colors and they give everyday care to Marcel ALBERT !!!
That is to say that John not only build yaks and a potez, but he and his wife give their time to one of our best example of WWII fighter pilot .
I will post something about that subject soon, because Marcel ALBERT used to fly in UK in 1941 and his flightlog is very interesting ….