fighter aircraft family by Mikoyan-Gurevich From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
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| 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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