Yakovlev Yak-12

Yak-12
Yak-12 (basic model) at the Polish Aviation Museum
General information
TypeUtility aircraft
ManufacturerYakovlev
StatusIn use in civilian aviation
Primary userSoviet Air Force
Number built4,992 (without China)
History
Introduction date1947
First flight1946
Developed fromYakovlev Yak-10
VariantsPZL-101 Gawron
Polish Air Force Yak-12M
Polish civilian Yak-12M taking off towing a glider
Tied down at the Franklin County State Airport, Highgate, Vermont

The Yakovlev Yak-12 (Russian: Яковлев Як-12, also transcribed as Jak-12, NATO reporting name: "Creek") is a light multirole STOL aircraft used by the Soviet Air Force, Soviet civilian aviation and other countries from 1947 onwards.