WOW551 Mig 15 Korea 1951

£625.00

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WOW551 Mig 15 (Silver) Korea 1951

Designed to meet a Soviet Air Force requirement for a high-performance jet fighter, the MiG-15 was first flown on December 30, 1947 and was one of the first truly successful swept-wing fighters. The MiG-15 was used by several communist nations-including the USSR and North Korea. It could shoot down heavy bombers and could climb faster and higher than its American rival, the F-86. Fortunately for the F-86, it also turned poorly and had high-mach instability, which limited it as a dogfighter. It was poorly matched with the F-86 but excelled in its role as a bomber interceptor, frequently preventing B-29s from operating during the day.

Though externally very similar to the MiG-15, the MiG-15bis was a vastly improved variant. Some Soviet units began using the MiG-15bis early in 1951, and by the middle of 1951 the Soviets began replacing all their MiG-15s flying over Korea with the MiG-15bis. It is believed that MiG-15bis “White 384” was flown by Colonel Yevgeni Pepelyayev from an airbase in China. It is said he scored 19 kills with 14 of them being F-86 Sabres. This 1/30 scale Mig 15 is limited to 3 in number worldwide and is priced at $799 plus postage of $100 to USA/Canada and Australia.

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