La-15 | |
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General information | |
Type | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Lavochkin / Plant 21 "Sokol"[1] |
Primary user | Soviet Air Force[1] |
Number built | 235[1] |
History | |
Introduction date | 1949[1] |
First flight | January 8, 1948 (Aircraft 174)[1] |
Retired | 1953[1] |
The Lavochkin La-15 (Plant 21 product code Izdeliye 52, USAF reporting name Type 21,[2] NATO reporting name Fantail[3]), was an early Soviet jet fighter and a contemporary of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15[1] which was in service with the Soviet Air Force from 1949 till 1953.