Mig-15 "Fagot" Royal Air Force and all five units of

and all five units of this model were in use for development and testing when the program was abruptly canceled on February 20

on August 26

Always pioneering new ideas and new techniques

The USAF RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT surveillance aircraft are equipped with an extensive array of sophisticated intelligence gathering equipment enabling military specialists to monitor the electronic activity of adversaries

Designed as a replacement for the T-6 trainer

Mig-15 "Fagot" Royal Air Force and all five units ofMig 15 airplane model. The Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 15 was originally developed in the Soviet Union as an interceptor. The RD 45 turbojet powered it, which was a copy of the Rolls Royce Nene. Designed to shoot down heavy bombers, it carried one 37mm and two 23mm cannons. German experience in WWII had shown the need for cannons larger than 20 mm to bring down four engine heavy bombers. The prototype MiG 15 first flew in December 1947. It began appearing in