The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 on display in the Korean War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) The Soviet Union developed the MiG-15 following World War II and the fighter entered service in 1949.

2018年9月3日 · On November 1, 1950, the MiG 15 came into action over the North Korean sky, it snatched the air supremacy from the Americans, shot down bombers, and Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars, F-51D Mustangs, and Republic F-84 Thunderjet fighter jets. The MiG arrival was a huge blow for the Americans and UN Forces.

2018年12月20日 · On September 21st, 1953, soldiers at the Sunan Air Base in Pyongyang, North Korea, were surprised to see a MiG-15 entering their airspace and land on their airstrip.

2013年4月4日 · The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, designed in 1946, was the Soviet Union’s rival to the United States’ F-86, and its turbojet engine was based on the Rolls-Royce Nene. It was the country’s first aircraft with an ejection seat, pressurized cockpit …

2021年4月9日 · Featuring a swept-wing design and powerful engines, approximately 30 MiG-15s swooped down and began peppering the American bombers and jets with cannon fire. Adorned with North Korean and Chinese...

The MiG-15 design served as a base for development of the MiG-17 which remained an effective threat to American aircraft over North Vietnam into the 1960s. Initially, MiG-15s outclassed Navy,...

This aircraft is a Polish-built SB Lim-2 (MiG-15UTI), produced by WSK-Mielec in 1952. The aircraft is operated by the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron as a representative of the Cold War ‘enemy’.

While the MiG-15 served in several theatres, it’s best known for its dogfights in MiG Alley during the Korean War, particularly against the United States’ own first swept-wing fighter, the North American F-86 Sabre. You can learn more about both aircraft and see them up close in an exciting Korean War diorama here at the museum.

This aircraft served with the Polish Air Force ‘Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej’ its last military flight was in Poland in 1990. The Polish sold a number of MiG-15 & 17 to the USA after the Warsaw Pact dissolved. The aircraft was then shipped to the USA where it ended up in Washington State.