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    Airframe Family: Yakovlev Yak-3
    Latest Model:Yak-3UA (replica)
    Construction Number:470102
    Last Civil Registration:N17ZA
    Compressed ID:Yakovlev Yak-3UA (replica) cn 47010...
    Latest Owner or Location:William S. Shepherd, Sequim, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    1993

    Constructed as a Yak-3UA (replica).
    Built by Yakovlev, Orenburg, Russia: production new-build run of 11 Model 3UAs with Allison V1710 engines.

    10 June 1994

    To Bruce Lockwood/Flight Magic Inc, Pacific Palisades CA with new c/r N915LP.

    July 1994

    US certification test flying, Mojave CA.

    10 September 1994

    To Alpine U S A Ltd, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N915LP.

    1 November 1994

    Transported by ship.
    Shipped from USA to New Zealand - delivered to Wanaka.

    1995


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1995 photo taken at Wanaka, New Zealand

    7 January 1995

    First flight.
    In New Zealand.

    27 March 1996

    Civil registration, N915LP, cancelled.

    28 March 1996

    To Alpine Fighter Collection, Wanaka with new c/r ZK-YAK.

    12 July 1999

    To Steve Hart/Merrell Associates Ltd, Wanaka keeping c/r ZK-YAK.

    August 1999

    Transported by ship.
    Shipped New Zealand to Australia - delivered to Brisbane-Archerfield QLD.

    20 November 1999

    First flight.
    At Archerfield.

    20 April 2000

    To Steve Hart/Merrell Associates Ltd/Harts Flying Fighter Museum, Archerfield QLD with new c/r VH-YZK.

    24 June 2006

    To Merrell Associates Limited, Brisbane QLD, QLD keeping c/r VH-YZK.

    Operated by Flying Fighters Pty Ltd.

    24 June 2006

    Operated by Flying Fighters Pty Ltd.

    18 August 2010

    To Merrell Associates Limited, Brisbane, QLD keeping c/r VH-YZK.

    Based at Flying Fighters Museum, Brisbane Archerfield Airport, Archerfield, Queensland.
    View the Location Dossier

    5 January 2017

    To The Official Trustee In Bankruptcy, Brisbane, QLD keeping c/r VH-YZK.

    26 January 2018

    To International Air Services Inc Trustee, Carson City, NV with new c/r N17ZA.

    24 May 2019

    To unknown owner with c/r N17ZA.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Sequim, WA.

    8 July 2019

    To William S. Shepherd, Sequim, WA keeping c/r N17ZA.

    22 May 2020

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX17ZA (YAK-3M, 0470102) issued.

    21 May 2022


    Photographer: Jim Bates
    Notes: Visiting the Heritage Flight Museum Fly Day.

    7 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Some kind of Sovjet Saint George as noseart on Yak-3M N17ZA at Oshkosh, WI

    23 October 2023


    Photographer: Mike Jensen
    Notes: Sequim Valley Airport
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     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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