| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | SP-GLM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Yakovlev Yak-17 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Yakovlev Yak-17 |
| Aircraft Version: | Yakovlev Yak-17UTI |
| C/n (msn): | 3120132 |
| Operator Titles: | Instytut Lotnictwa |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (closed)Map |
| Country: | Poland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EPKC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego |
| Photo Date: | 6 February 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 439634 |
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During 1948 to 1949 a total of 430 Yak-17s were produced. From 1951 to 1953 11 of the type were delivered to Poland and used to convert pilots from Yak-9s to jet-powered Yak-23s and to train new pilots. This particular Yak-17 flew with the Polish AF with serial 4 but was transferred in 1953 to the Instytut Lotnictwa (Institute of Aviation, hence IL on the nose), registered SP-GLM and used to prepare test pilots for flight testing of the new TS-11 Iskra, then under development. After the final flight in 1960 it was transferred to the museum. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 February 2022, and has since been viewed 171 times. |