destroyed by a North American F-82 Twin Mustang over Kimpo Airfield on 27 June 1950. East Germany used the Yak-11 to intercept American reconnaissance balloons. Surviving aircraft Due to its Yak-3 lineage, the Yak-11 has recently seen widespread popularity among warbird enthusiasts. Highly modified versions of the Yak-11 are often seen at air races. About 120 Yak-11s remain airworthy. Operators Royal Afghan Air Force received 14 aircraft from 1958. None remain in service since 1999. Albanian Air Force received four aircraft. Algerian Air Force National Air Force of Angola Austrian Air Force Bulgarian Air Force People's Liberation Army Air Force Czechoslovak Air Force East German Air Force Egyptian Air Force Iraqi Air Force Hungarian Air Force Mongolian People's Air Force North Korean Air Force Polish Air Force used 101 Soviet Yak-11s and 37 Czech-built C-11s Romanian Air Force 90 Somali Air Corps – Retired Soviet Air Force DOSAAF Syrian Air Force Vietnam People's Air Force Yemen Air Force Specifications (Yak-11) See also Notes Citations References Gordon, Yefim, Dmitry Komissarov and Sergey Komissarov. OKB Yakovlev: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2005. . Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1975–1995. London, UK: Osprey, 1995. . Gunston, Bill and Yefim Gordon. Yakovlev Aircraft since 1924. London, UK: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1997. . Thompson, Warren. "Twin Mustang in Korea". International Air Power Review. Volume 3, Winter 2001/2002. Norwalk, Connecticut, USA:AIRtime Publishing. . . pp. 156–167. Yak-011 Low-wing aircraft 1940s Soviet military trainer aircraft Aerobatic aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1945