MiG-15bis - the USSR and Korean DPR fighter

The Mikojan i Guriewicz MIG-15 is a Soviet single-engine metal construction jet fighter, known in NATO codification as the “Fagot” or “Midget”. The first prototype flight took place in December 1947, and series production in 1949. In total, over 18,000 units of all types and versions of MIG-15 were produced in the USSR and under license (in Poland as Lim-1 and Lim-2). There was a big shortage of the right engine at first. It was only after copying the British Rolls-Royce “Nene” Mk.I and installing it in the new aircraft, the MIG-15 started to fly perfectly. Basic versions - MIG-15P (all-weather fighter), MIG-15UTI (training, double-sitter), MIG-15SB (fighter-bomber) and MIG-15bis (fighter with new “VK-1” engine). The MIG-15 became a legendary aircraft during the Korean War (1950–1953), where it surpassed Western fighter jets, until the advent of the F-86 “Sabre”. MIG-15 was also involved in the Middle East conflicts (1966-1967) and the Suez Crisis (1956).

The model is designed for beginners and inexperienced modelers, so it includes a number of simplifications and production options, that facilitate the assembly process. From the publication it is possible to assemble a model of the aircraft, in which the USSR AF captain Boris Siskov flew and fought during the Korean War as part of the Korean DPR AF. According to USSR sources, on June 20, 1953, he achieved the last victory of the communist bloc in the Korean War, shooting down an American fighter F-86E "Sabre". According to other data, this was not the last victory of the communist bloc, but only of the 224th regiment last victory in this war. The model has quite significant traces of exploitation, there are no color stocks, the graphic instructions are excellent, the text is large and detailed, in Polish and English.