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Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter in flight, painted silver with red accents and a red star insignia on the tail fin. A restored U.S. FJ-4B Fury naval jet fighter of the 1950s (top) flying in echelon with two restored Soviet fighters of the same era—a MiG-17 (middle) and a MiG-15 (bottom).
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MiG-15: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: HistoryNet - History of MiGs: The Fighter Planes That Protected—and Survived—the USSR. Jun 18, 2026
Add new Web site: Southern Museum of Flight - The MiG-15, The Korean War, And No Kum-Sok’s Flight To Freedom. Jul 25, 2025
Add new Web site: National Museum of the United States Air Force - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis. Jun 15, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - Naval Aviators vs. the Mighty MiG-15. Apr 18, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - Naval Aviators vs. the Mighty MiG-15. Apr 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Review: F-86 vs. MiG-15. Sep 25, 2024
Add new Web site: MAPS Air Museum - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 UTI. Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - History of MiGs: The Fighter Planes That Protected—and Survived—the USSR. May 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Ji-2) FAGOT B. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: The Aviation History Online Museum - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Federation of American Scientists - MiG-15 FAGOT. May 18, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Spot - MiG-15. May 18, 2012
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - MiG-15 FAGOT. May 18, 2012
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-15. May 18, 2012
New article added. Mar 11, 2011
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