Hobby Master HA2402 1:72 Mig-15bis 351st Aviapolk (night fighters), Russian Air Force, China, 1953

Hobby Master HA2402 1:72 Mig-15bis 351st Aviapolk (night fighters), Russian Air Force, China, 1953

The MiG-15 (NATO name Fagot) was designed from information and technology
gathered from captured WWII Germans. The main features of the Mig-15 were its
simplicity and swept wings. The MiG-15bis was an improved single-seat fighter with
better cannon, fuel capacity, avionics and a Klimov turbojet engine developed using an
unlicensed Rolls-Royce Nene engine. All this was put in a strengthened airframe. The
Allies were completely surprised when the Mig-15 arrived in Korea and quickly brought
about the development of the F-86 Sabre.