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    Airframe Family: Yakovlev Yak-9
    Latest Model:Yak-9UM
    Construction Number:0470406
    Last Civil Registration:N16YK
    Compressed ID:Strela Aircraft Co. Yak-9UM cn 0470...
    Latest Owner or Location:South America Tactical and Airborne Consulting Corp, Oklahoma City, OK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Yak-9U.

    27 October 1943

    Crashed.
    Shot down by a Fw-190. Crash landed near the villiage of Titovka, Belarus.

    1989

    Recovered.
    Hulk retrieved.

    29 June 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX82112 (YAK-9U-M, 0470406) issued.

    By 2001

    To Richard Goode Aerobatics, Hereford, UK.

    Converted to a Yak-9UM by Strela Aircraft Co. at Orenburg, Russia.
    Restored as part of of a production run for 3 new-build airframes by Strela in the Yak wartime factory. The restoration is reported to be based on 0917918.

    From 2001 to By 2004

    To Yoichi Oguma, Japan.

    8 March 2002

    Transported by ship.
    Arrived at Brisbane-Archerfield, QLD. The final assembly work was carried out with a Allison V-1710 engine installed.

    By 2003

    Operated by Harts Flying Fighter Museum/Steve Hart, Brisbane-Archerfield, QLD.

    28 July 2003

    To Nigel Arnot, Upper Brookfield, QLD with new c/r VH-YXI.

    Temporary Japanese markings applied.

    2 April 2004

    First flight.
    Flown at Archefield.

    Markings Applied: white 17
    Repainted at Archerfield in a Soviet camouflage.

    15 December 2006

    To Stephen A. Schuller Trustee, Tulsa, OK with new c/r N82112.

    2007

    Sold to a new owner in Germany.

    November 2007

    Transported by ship.
    Moved from Brisbane to Germany.

    11 April 2008

    Civil registration, VH-YXI, cancelled.

    28 April 2008

    To Templehoff Aviators with new c/r D-FAFY.

    May 2008

    To Templehoff Aviators, Berlin-Templehof with new c/r D-FAFA.

    To Air Fighter Academy GMBH, Heringsdorf (EDAH) keeping c/r D-FAFA.

    Contracted to Meiermotors GMBH, Bremgarten Airport, Eschbach, Baden-Wurttemberg for work on the airframe.
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    10 July 2009


    Photographer: Chris Wood
    Notes: At Duxford Flying Legends

    2010

    Restored.
    Restored by Meiermotors.

    9 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst

    9 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: cleaning the shop and the birds are outside

    30 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst

    30 April 2010


    Photographer: Matthias Dorst
    Notes: measuring the airframe at MeierMotors EDTG

    To Hanger 10, Heringsdorf, Zirchow-Garz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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    31 May 2012

    To Flying Fighter Association with new c/r HB-RYA (YAK-9U-M, 0470406).

    4 June 2012

    To Stephen A. Schuller Trustee, Tulsa, OK with new c/r N82112.

    13 June 2012

    Civil registration, N82112, cancelled.

    30 June 2012


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: Russian AF Yakovlev Yak-9U-M 06 Yellow/HB-RYA owned and operated by Flying Fighter Association, at Duxford Flying Legends.

    21 August 2013


    Photographer: Joe Rimensberger
    Notes: Shot during an air2air mission with Richard Paver out from Heringsdorf. Yak-9 UM flown by Charlie Brown. Camera ship: Piper PA-23 Aztec

    21 August 2013


    Photographer: Joe Rimensberger
    Notes: Shot during an air2air mission with Richard Paver out from Heringsdorf. Yak-9 UM flown by Charlie Brown. Camera ship: Piper PA-23 Aztec

    7 September 2019


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: at Melun Villaroche.

    1 October 2021

    To Hunter Aviation International Inc, Newark, DE with new c/r N16YK.

    7 April 2023

    To South America Tactical and Airborne Consulting Corp, Oklahoma City, OK keeping c/r N16YK.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

    Individual Contributors
    Matthias Dorst

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