Yakovlev Yak-38

The Yakovlev Yak-38 was Soviet Naval Aviation's only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft. It was developed specifically for, and served almost exclusively on, the Kiev-class aircraft carriers.

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1977 — 2004  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Forger; Yak-36M; Yak-38; Yakovlev Yak-36M; Yakovlev Yak-38 Forger
length 15.5 metre, Kh-23, R-60, Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23, 
attack aircraft, vertical take off and landing aircraft, third-generation jet fighter, carrier-capable airplane, Soviet Navy, Yakovlev, Saratov Aviation Plant, Soviet Naval Aviation, Ukrainian Navy, Soviet Union, 

Saab 18B, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

Frameless

Baku(CVHG-103))Kiew-Klasse

Kiev Soviet Aircraft Carrier

Ali Nasir Muhammad, Abdul Fattah Ismail and military officers visit base of South Yemeni Air Force, South Yemen/People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

Kiev-class 1982 DN-ST-82-11308r

Kiev 1987 DN-SN-87-07363r

Kiev 1988 DN-SC-88-02554r

An aerial port beam view of the Soviet Kiev class aircraft carrier MINSK underway - DPLA - b950ad6f5dc603bb448fe4b14e2ea5bf

Yak-38 fighters on Soviet carrier Minsk in 1980

Aircraft carrier "Minsk" in 1980

Aircraft carrier "Kiev" in 1980

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Baku(CVHG-103))Kiew-Klasse		Commons
commons	image		Kiev Soviet Aircraft Carrier		Commons
commons	image		Ali Nasir Muhammad, Abdul Fattah Ismail and military officers visit base of South Yemeni Air Force, South Yemen/People's Democratic Republic of Yemen		Commons
commons	image		Kiev-class 1982 DN-ST-82-11308r		Commons
commons	image		Kiev 1987 DN-SN-87-07363r		Commons
commons	image		Kiev 1988 DN-SC-88-02554r		Commons
commons	image		An aerial port beam view of the Soviet Kiev class aircraft carrier MINSK underway - DPLA - b950ad6f5dc603bb448fe4b14e2ea5bf		Commons
commons	image		Yak-38 fighters on Soviet carrier Minsk in 1980		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft carrier "Minsk" in 1980		Commons
commons	image		Aircraft carrier "Kiev" in 1980		Commons