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Yak-1/1342


Serial #: 1342
Construction #: -
Civil Registration:
  G-BTZD
Model: Yak-1
Name: None
Status: Restoration
Last info: 2003
   History:
Delivered to Soviet AF as 1342, 19??.
- Forced landing on frozen lake, Demjansk, Russia, Dec. 1942.
Recovered from forced landing site, Russia, circa 1991.
Historic Aircraft Collection, Aug. 1991-2003.
- Shipped from Russia.
- Registered as G-BTZD, Dec. 10, 1991.
- Restoration started, Audley End, 1992-1996.
- Under restoration to airworthy by AJD Engineering/Hawker Restorations, 1998-2003.
- Use of original Klimov engine planned.
Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Editted by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Chris Abrey.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
 Photo Source(s):
None