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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA2402
MiG-15bis, 351st Aviapolk (night fighters)
Soviet Air Force, North Korea PDRK, Antung, China, 1953

True 1/72 scale.

Professionally painted.

Great attention to detail.

All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).

Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.

Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.

Canopy can be displayed open or closed.

Pilot figure included.

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.

Highly collectable.

THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES
NOT THE FINISHED MODEL

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 with its swept wings first achieved fame during the
Korean War. When it first arrived it could out fly anything the Allies had in the sky. It
wasn’t long before the Allies developed the F-86 Sabre to counter this new fighter. There
have been over 12,000 Mig-15s manufactured by the USSR with at least another 6,000
built under license by other countries. The new highly advanced Mig-17 was developed
using the Mig-15 as the basis for its design.

Suffering heavy daytime losses over North Korea the B-29s switched to night raids. The
Soviets followed by training their Mig-15bis pilots for night-time warfare. Using ground
based data and searchlights the B-29s were spotted and the Migs would intercept. Major
Karelin’s 6th and final night victory with the 351st Fighter Aviation Regiment (night)
based at Antung was a B-29. Karelin managed to land his Mig with 117 bullet strikes and
9 of them through the cockpit and Karelin was not hit. In February 1953 the 351st was
rotated back to the Soviet Union.

Specifications (MiG-15bis)

Country of origin - USSR
Manufacturer - Mikoyan-Gurevich
Role – fighter/interceptor
Crew – 1 X pilot

Performance
Engine - 1 X 5,952 pound thrust Klimov VK-1 turbojet
Maximum Speed at Sea Level - 668mph   (1,075km/hr)
Ceiling - 50,855ft.   (15.5km)
Range - 1,156miles   (1860km)

Weight
Empty - 8,115lbs.   (3,681kg)
Max Takeoff - 13,327lbs.   (6,045kg)

Dimensions
Wing Span – 33ft. 0.75in.   (10,08m)
Length – 35ft. 7.5in.   (10,86m)
Height – 12ft. 1.75in.   (3,70m)

Armament
1 X 37-mm N-37 cannon
2 X 23-mm NS-23 or NR-23 cannon
Up to 1,100 pounds of mixed stores on under-wing hard-points

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