Yakovlev Yak-3U, Reg. F-AZIM, Serial No. 9/04623, Other Markings: 27, Display Paint: Ukranian Air Force, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, Sleapkosh, Shropshire 2024

Air-to-air close-up photograph of a Yakovlev Yak-3U fighter aircraft, registration F-AZIM and serial number 9/04623, flying near Sleapkosh, Shropshire, during 2024. The Yak-3U is a single-seat, single-engine piston fighter with a low-wing monoplane layout and tailwheel landing gear. It is powered by a Shvetsov ASh-82 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine driving a multi-blade propeller. The image emphasizes the cockpit, engine cowling, fuselage, and wing roots in level flight.