 The Yak-6M led to the larger Yak-8 which flew in early 1944.The Yak-6 was used with great effect at the front lines in the Great Patriotic War both as a transport and as a bomber, proving popular with its crews, although the potential for the aircraft to enter a spin if overloaded or carelessly handled resulting in production ending in 1943 in favour of the similarly powered Shcherbakov Shche-2.By 1944, most operational units of the VVS had a Yak-6 as a utility aircraft.