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Yakovlev Yak-27
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Yakovlev Yak-27

Fighter aircraft

Country of origin Soviet Union
ManufacturerYakovlev, Saratov Aviation Plant
The Yakovlev Yak-27 (NATO reporting name "Flashlight-C") is a family of Soviet supersonic aircraft developed in 1958 from the Yak-121 prototype. The most built variant was the tactical reconnaissance Yak-27R (NATO reporting name originally "Flashlight-D" then "Mangrove").

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Specifications

Number built
180
Introduced
1956
First flight
1956
Entered service
1957
Retired
1970

Countries that use it (2)

Soviet Air Defence Forces Soviet Air Forces

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q729758