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Title: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: Greebo on July 24, 2013, 07:45:24 AM

Lyric1 kindly found me the info for this colourful Yak-3. It is the aircraft of Lt. Col. Anton Dmitryevich Yakimenko, who was from mid 1944 CO of 150 GIAP. Yakimenko first saw action in 1939 against the Japanese during the battle of Khalkin Gol, scoring 3 individual and 4 shared victories which earned him HSU status. 15 more individual victories were scored against the Axis forces in 244 combat sorties. Post-war he continued to serve in the VVS, rising to the rank of Lt. General. He retired in 1972 having flown a career 5680 hours on 36 different types of aircraft from biplane trainers to the Mig-21 supersonic fighter.

The red nose was used by 150 GIAP's "Metch" (Sword) hunting group of 13 hand picked pilots. It adorned their Yaks from just after Kursk until the end of the war.

There's a thread with a photo of the aircraft here (http://sovietwarplanes.com/board/index.php?topic=752.0) at the Soviet Warplanes Forum.

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots/150_GIAP_Yak-3_SC1.jpg)

(http://www.gfg06.dial.pipex.com/screenshots/150_GIAP_Yak-3_SC2.jpg)

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: Wmaker on July 24, 2013, 08:03:15 AM

That's one perv looking Yak! :D

Amazing job as always Greebo!

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: SmokinLoon on July 24, 2013, 08:17:45 AM

Nice!  The red nose will surely stick out to those P51D pilots.  :aok

Very nice, Greebo!   :aok

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: FTJR on July 24, 2013, 09:23:50 AM

very nice :aok

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: Dragon Tamer on July 24, 2013, 10:31:05 AM

+1

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: Tilt on July 24, 2013, 12:07:00 PM

Nice work as always Greebo.............

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: lyric1 on July 24, 2013, 02:41:43 PM

 :aok Perfection.

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: steely07 on July 25, 2013, 01:38:33 AM

Ooooooh, Purty!

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: Karnak on July 27, 2013, 11:56:54 AM

Kinda reminds of of some P-51 schemes.

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: Nyax on August 02, 2013, 07:39:47 PM

Beautiful. Can't wait to try it.

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: Slash27 on August 03, 2013, 04:33:21 AM

That's just pure greatness Greeo. Thanks :aok

Title: Re: 150 GIAP Yak-3
Post by: HighTone on August 03, 2013, 12:36:20 PM

Very nice Greebo-san!