Yakovlev UT-2

UT-2
Soviet stamp showing UT-2
General information
TypeTrainer
National originUSSR
ManufacturerYakovlev
Designer
Statusretired
Primary userSoviet Air Forces
Number built7,243
History
Manufactured1936 to 1948
First flight1935
Developed fromAIR-10, Ya-20
VariantsYakovlev Yak-5


The Yakovlev UT-2 (Russian: Яковлев УТ-2; NATO reporting name "Mink") is a single-engine tandem two-seat low-wing monoplane that was the standard Soviet trainer during World War II. It was used by the Soviet Air Force from 1937 until replaced by the Yakovlev Yak-18 during the 1950s.