Yakovlev UT-2
| UT-2 | |
|---|---|
| UT-2, 1978 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Trainer |
| National origin | USSR |
| Manufacturer | Yakovlev |
| Designer | |
| Status | retired |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Forces |
| Number built | 7,243 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1936 to 1948 |
| First flight | 1935 |
| Developed from | AIR-10, Ya-20 |
| Variants | Yakovlev 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.