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Title: Yak-9T aces + profiles Post by: warhawk on November 02, 2010, 10:30:33 AM HSU Pavel Petrovich Karavai
http://www.airaces.narod.ru/all4/karavay.htm Double HSU Pave Yakovlyevich Golovachev http://www.airaces.narod.ru/all2/golovach.htm Both machines in interesting markings (see profiles) Title: Re: Yak-9T aces + profiles Post by: Massimo Tessitori on November 02, 2010, 01:17:14 PM Hi Warhawk,
interesting profiles, but I would like to see the photos from what they are from. For the Yak-3vk-107 of Karavay in particular, it would be the only known one about operative use in ww2 of this type. Massimo Title: Re: Yak-9T aces + profiles Post by: John Thompson on November 02, 2010, 10:13:31 PM Some great opportunities for the decal manufacturers there!
The profile of Karavai's Yak-3/VK-107 is from A.V. Stankov's book "Yak Fighters in Soviet Air Force Regiments 1941-1945 Vol.2", but no photos of this aircraft are included in the book - as Massimo says, it would be very interesting to know if this really was an operational Yak-3/VK-107, or if Stankov is mistaken and Karavai's last two kills were scored when flying the standard VK-105PF version of the Yak-3. I'm also curious about the overall green colour used in this profile - many of the Yaks of all types illustrated in this book are shown in the same odd colour. John Title: Re: Yak-9T aces + profiles Post by: Massimo Tessitori on November 03, 2010, 08:13:20 AM Hi John,
I had collected some comments translated by another person on this pilot, and you can find them on my page on Yak-3vk-107. There is a story, according to which he went to the factory and obtained a new plane. But dates are not in perfect accord to those of series production of that type. So, it could also be that this was a standard Yak-3, or a Yak-9U that is nearly undistinguishable in photos if you don't see the landing gear extended. About solid green Yaks: I suppose that grey is more likely. Regards Massimo Title: Re: Yak-9T aces + profiles Post by: Massimo Tessitori on November 18, 2010, 08:14:03 AM Hi,
Istvan Vadasz has sent this scan, showing the Yak-3 of Karavay in 1945, and it's of usual type. So I doubt that he was given a Yak-3 vk-107. Thanks to Istvan. Massimo (http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/2802/karavajr.th.jpg) (http://img713.imageshack.us/i/karavajr.jpg/) Title: Re: Yak-9T aces + profiles Post by: Dark Green Man on November 23, 2010, 11:39:01 PM I should feel honored that they have stolen my photos of my model of Karavay's Yak-7b.
HSU Pavel Petrovich Karavai http://www.airaces.narod.ru/all4/karavay.htm Double HSU Pave Yakovlyevich Golovachev http://www.airaces.narod.ru/all2/golovach.htm Both machines in interesting markings (see profiles) Title: Re: Yak-9T aces + profiles Post by: Massimo Tessitori on November 24, 2010, 07:40:04 AM Quote I should feel honored that they have stolen my photos of my model of Karavay's Yak-7b. They should at least have credited the source. Maybe you can write asking this.Massimo |