Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

MiG-15
A Soviet Air Forces MiG-15UTI two-seater trainer over Duxford Air Festival 2017
General information
Type	Fighter aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Mikoyan-Gurevich
Status	In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force
Primary users	Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Korean People's Army Air Force
Number built	13,130 in the USSR + at least 4,180 under license
History
Introduction date	1949
First flight	30 December 1947
Developed into	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. In aerial combat during the Korean War, it outclassed straight-winged jet day fighters, which were largely relegated to ground-attack roles. In response to the MiG-15's appearance and in order to counter it, the United States Air Force rushed the North American F-86 Sabre to Korea.^[1]

When refined into the more advanced MiG-17, the basic design would again surprise the West when it proved effective against supersonic fighters such as the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the Vietnam War of the 1960s.

The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most produced jet aircraft with more than 13,000 manufactured.^[2] The MiG-15 remains in service with the Korean People's Army Air Force as an advanced trainer.