Gordon. During the 1950s and 1960s the Soviet design bureau Yakovlev developed a series of swept-wing twin-engine jet combat aircraft which is covered here with new information, detail and illustrations from original Russian sources. Included are the Yak-25 flown in 1953 all the way to the slightly larger Yak-28 from 1961 - and variations including reconnaissance and night-fighter configurations. 128 pgs., 202 B&W and 41 color photos, profiles, 8½"x 11", sfbd. #0006265