Yak-3 Russian Fighter 150th GFR - Yakimenko and 41 similar items

1:72 Scale Metal Diecast - Yakovlev Yak-3 ? Anton Dmitrievich Yakimenko, 150th Guard Frighter Regiment T/N 360 - Length: 4.75" Wingspan: 5? This Yak-3 model is a single seat plane. The cockpit is glue shut. It has no pilot/crew figures included. The landing gear is modeled in the retracted position. A display stand is included. This is really a "no-play" model or a "display-only" model. It is mostly metal and very heavy. It also has a number of antennas which look great but are very fragile. If you have small kids that like to play with your models, save yourself some frustration (and money) and wait till later to get a model like this one. The box is labeled as not suitable for children under 14. The maker of this model, Oxford, did a good job with this model, specifically the color scheme and the markings are very crisp and clear. The panel lines and hatches are very nicely done (engraved). The box measures at 7.5 inches by 7.5 inches by 3.25 inches. The Yakovlev Yak-3 (Russian language: ???????? ??-3) was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Robust and easy to maintain, it was much liked by pilots and ground crew alike. It was one of the smallest and lightest major combat fighters fielded by any combatant during the war, and its high power-to-weight ratio gave it excellent performance. It proved a formidable dogfighter. Marcel Albert, World War II French ace, who flew the Yak in USSRwith the Normandie-Niemen Group, considered it a superior aircraft to the P-51D Mustang and the Supermarine Spitfire.[3] After the war ended, it flew with the Yugoslav and Polish Air Forces.