Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
MiG-15 Fagot was a jet combat airplane designed by Mikoyan, a Russian airplane company. It was intended as an interceptor but fought more often as an air superiority fighter. It first flew in 1947, and went in military service in 1949. It was one of the first to use a swept wing. It first fought in the Korean War, where it defeated the American Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star. To try to beat the MiG-15, the North American Aviation F-86 Sabre was brought in. The MiG-15 was then upgraded in to the MiG-17, so the MiG-15 went out of service. Today, it is used to train new pilots and still used by North Korea's Air Force.
| MiG-15 | |
|---|---|
| A Korean People's Army Air Force MiG-15 at the Chinese Aviation Museum | |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | USSR |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich |
| First flight | 30 December 1947 |
| Introduction | 1949 |
| Status | In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Korean People's Army Air Force |
| Number built | 13,130 in the USSR + at least 4,180 under license |
| Developed into | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 |
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Media
- MiG-15 RB2.jpg
- MiGRB
- Mig-15 UTI Trainer.jpg
MiG-15 UTI Trainer version, Chino Planes of Fame Air Museum
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 on the grounds of the EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US julesvernex2.jpg
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 on the grounds of the EAA Aviation Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
- MiG-15 USAF.jpg
No Kum-sok's MiG-15 on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Map showing the general location of "MiG Alley".
- MiG-15s curving to attack B-29s over Korea c1951.jpg
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 fighters curving in to attack US Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers over Korea, c. 1951
- B-29-44-61813-shotdown.jpg
A photo-reconnaissance B-29 that crash-landed at Iruma Air Base, Japan after being severely damaged by MiG-15 fighters over the Yalu River; the B-29's tail gunner shot down one of the attackers (9 November 1950)
- MiG-15, Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum.jpg
MiG-15 from the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in North Korea.
- USAF MiG-15.jpg
MiG-15 delivered by the defecting North Korean pilot No Kum-Sok to the US Air Force
Photograph of a wrecked Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 fighter that was analyzed by United Nations' forces in the Korean War.
Related pages
Other websites
- MIG-15 -Citizendium
