Yak-1 1/72 Amodel 7255

Yak-1

1/72 aircraft scale plastic model kit

Amodel 7255

Manufacturer: Amodel (Ukraine)

Scale: 1/72

Material: Plastic

Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.

Condition: New in Box

The Yakovlev Yak-1 was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Produced from early 1940, it was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings.

The Yak-1 was extremely manoeuvrable, fast and well armed, and, just as importantly, it was easy to maintain and reliable. It formed an excellent basis for subsequent developments from the Yakovlev bureau. In fact it was the founder of a family of aircraft, with some 37,000 being built. As a reward, designer Alexander Yakovlev was awarded the Order of Lenin - the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union - a 100,000 ruble prize, plus a Zis motor car.

Yak-1

Yak-1 of Soviet Air Force

Role

Fighter

Manufacturer

Yakovlev OKB

Designer

Alexander Sergeevich Yakovlev

First flight

13 January 1940

Introduction

1940

Retired

1950

Primary user

Soviet Air Force

Produced

1940-1944

Number built

8,700

Variants

Yak-7

Yak-9

Yak-3