The Yakovlev YAK-1 was a type of Russian fighter aircraft used during World War II. In 1942 the YAK were trim little planes, and the best Soviet-made vehicle in the air force.
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While trapped in the past, Pavel Chekov was assigned to lead a Red Guard squadron of YAK-1 fighters on a mission to escort a B-24 Liberator in the year 1942. The Liberator was piloted by John Kirk and carrying American diplomat Averell Harriman to London via Sweden. When his squadron was ambushed by a group of German Fockewulfe Fu-190 fighters, Chekov's YAK-1 was shot down over the Baltic Sea. (TOS novel: Home is the Hunter)
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- Yakovlev Yak-1 article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Yakovlev YAK-1 article at Fandom's Military Wiki.
- Yakovlev YAK-1 article at the Aviation of World War II website.