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

Related pages

• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
• F-86 Sabre

Other websites

• MIG-15 -Citizendium