What is the yellow aircraft in the second set of pictures?

I saw an old Russian 2 seat initial training aircraft doing circuits at Boscombe Down at 1145 today. I’m pretty sure I read it’s reg as G-BAXK but on searching for this I could only find a balloon with this reg so I’m a little unsure as to exactly which model it was (I’m thinking a Yak?).

As Stephen Fry has spent a considerable amount of time travelling through America I think he is perfectly placed to make this decision and, like inkworm, I believe Fry would rather have ensured complete historical accuracy and used the correct term.
I still can’t wait to see the finished article! 😀

What a useless thread..

Agreed!

An old friend, WP.

Nearly 20 years on it looks as good as I remember waddling along the apron before climbing aboard! 😀

Its undoubtedly the example created by the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection.

Today in the local monthly publication it stated under Local Council News;
* Councillors were asked for their comments on the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection moving to Old Sarum. It was considered unfortunate that the scheme could not remain in Amesbury, but there was nowhere suitable for it to be housed. Old Sarum would be the right place to be for the Great Stones Way project.