Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 bis Fagot-B. TRUMPETER 02806

Unassambled plastic model kit of a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 bis Fagot-B

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was built in huge numbers and became the standard fighter of the Warsaw Pact nations. Its maiden flight was in Sept.1949 and mass production began in 1952 with an estimated total of 3,000 produced. This included licensed manufacturing in Czechoslovakia, Poland and especially China. The MiG-15“bis” operated in the Korean War where it fought against its counterpart, the US North American F-86 Sabre, with impressive results.