| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | "4 white" |
| Other Marks: | 25 white |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Yakovlev Yak-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Yakovlev Yak-3 |
| Aircraft Version: | Yakovlev Yak-3 |
| C/n (msn): | 2530 |
| Operator Titles: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Paris - Le BourgetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace |
| Photo Date: | 4 March 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 447313 |
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This Yak-3 is on display in the Normandy-Niemen pavilion with different markings on either side. The port side wears the "4 white" scheme of Lt Robert Marchi, who claimed 4 victories and 2 shared on the Yak-3. The starboard side wears the plane's original combat serial of 25 white, which it wore when it was donated by Stalin to France from Russia after WWII in 1945. In 1950, it was disassembled and then restored as a composite from components in a scrapyard and given the serial 18 white for display at Chalais-Meudon. Around 1970 it came to this museum and in 1976 repainted as "4 white". This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 March 2022, and has since been viewed 551 times. |