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MIG-15bis 196th IAP, Antung, China 1952 "Lt Col E G Pepelyaev"
General Background
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.
The Aircraft
Under the command of Colonel Yevgeny Pepelyayev the Soviet 196th IAP (IAP =
Istrevitelnye Avia Polk: Fighter Aviation Regiment) arrived in Manchuria in January 1951.
During his year at Antung Air Base he flew 109 combat sorties, 38 aerial combats, and
credited with 19 victories. On January 15, 1952 Pepelyayev flew his last combat sortie in
Korea. Back in the Soviet Union on April 22 1952, Pepelyayev was awarded the Golden
Star medal - Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest Soviet military decoration
Specifications :
| Country of origin: | Russia |
| 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. |
| Range: | 1,156miles (1860km) |
| Weight | |
| Emptyt: | 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 |