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The 'Yakovlev Yak-6' was a Soviet twin engined utility aircraft, developed and built during World War II. It was used as a short range light night bomber and a light transport.

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Development

Operational history

Variants

Operators

Specifications (Yak-6)

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Development

The Yak 6 was designed in the second half of 1941 to serve as an easy to build utility aircraft. It first flew in mid 1942 and was quickly cleared for production. It had a wooden structure, and in the production version had a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. 381 were built Yakovlev Design Bureau .

Operational history

The Yak-6 was used with great effect at the front line both as a transport (where it could carry cargo loads of up to 500 kg), as a light night bomber and supplying partisans. By 1944, most operational units of the VVS had one as a utility aircraft. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, Donald, David (Editor), , , Aerospace Publishing, 1997, ISBN 1-85605-375-X

Variants

Operators

★ : Normandie-Niemen squadron transport plane

★ : Soviet Air Force

Specifications (Yak-6)

References

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External links

★ http://www.aviation.ru/Yak/#6

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