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Re: Mig 15's
Posted by Rob Greinert on Sat Aug 31, 2002 05:05:36 PM
In reply top Re: Mig 15's posted by Mikael Olrog on Sat Aug 31, 2002 06:20:15 AM
: The Norwegian aviation museum in Bod? have a Mig 15Uti whi
: ch they brought out directly from Russia. So I believe it
: was built in Russia, though it could have been a polish bu
: ilt example exported to Russia - if that ever happened.
:
: /Mikael
:
: : As far as is known only two genuine Russian built Mig 15
: s
: : exist in the west. One at USAFM, Dayton Ohio - the famou
: s
: : defector aircrfat and the example held by the Australian
: W
: : ar Memorial in Canberra, Australia, the fuselage current
: ly
: : on display in Aeroplane HAll as part of the Korean exhi
: bi
: : tion.
: :
: : This aircraft was acquired in 92/93 from the USSR direct
: .
I dont believe the Russians ever built the Uti model themselves. As I understand it they got out of 15 production pretty quick in favour of Poland etc. They only made up to the "bis" model of which USAFM and AWM have an example.