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Hobby 2000 48008 MIG-15bis / LIM-2 1:48 |
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Soviet jet fighter-interceptor aircraft designed by Mikoyan-Gurevich, and produced between 1948 and 1961 in the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and China
Engine based on Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet engine
Flown by Soviet, Chinese, and North Korean pilots during the Korean War
High performance came as a shock to Western countries; United States offered $100,000 reward and political asylum to MiG-15 pilots who defected
Approximately 16,000 MiG-15s were built, serving with almost 40 air forces
Two-seater training version very successful
First flight was on December 30, 1948 (MiG-15) |
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