Mig 15 by Buffalo1
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Found this one in my files from the U.S. Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola NAS. The Mig-15 served with over 40 different air forces from the late 1940s into the 1990s. Over 18,000 were produced in the USSR and several other countries. It was a fine fighter that gained its fame in the Korean War as the opponent of the North American F-86 Sabre. The better trained US pilots had the upper hand over the Chinese, and North Korean flown Migs. Well trained Soviet Mig pilots were called "Honchos" by the USAF pilots and were a much greater challenge. The Sabre pilots came out on top, but the Mig-15 scored against a wide variety of USAF and UN aircraft with it's heavy 23mm and 37mm cannons.
Comments (16)
blinkings
They sure were a great looking plane.
jared99
18,000? That's a lot of Migs. Awesome shot. I bet that was a fun visit to the museum.
Osper
Sleek, fast and deadly. A great gift by the British to the Russians was the engine that powered this ship!
erlandpil
Good shot erland
rainbows
A wonderful shot, Rodge. Good history too. Hugs. Diane. xx
flavia49
superb shot!!!
HADCANCER
nice one. Always thought the early Migs were plainer lookingn nthan the west planes of the ssme era.
debbielove
A timely shot Rog, my friend! I was reading in my aircraft mag, that in Poland there is one about to fly in Civilian hand after a loooong restoration process! Along with its two seat chum! (Lin models) They will be seen at Airshows over Europe... We'll see? Great shot... Nice to see...:-) Rob.
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive airplane and fantastic photo my friend....!!!
texboy
a classic! good stuff, bud!!
MagikUnicorn
Excellent shot
Rainastorm
Cool looking shot you have here...glad Rob saw it.
Alex_Antonov
Very nice!
sandra46
WONDERFUL CAPTURE!
ontar1
Most excellent pov, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
junge1
Cool picture Rog. The Mig 15 was the first jet I ever saw and heard. It was either in 1952 or 1953 when a couple of them flew over our neighborhood on the outskirts of West-Berlin, low and fast.