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MiG 15 Romania 1 by *WS-Clave:iconWS-Clave:


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The MiG-15 was designed in 1948 by the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau as the I-310. It was an advanced swept-wing fighter, but there was no suitable jet engine to power it, until
the pro left-wing British government authorised Rolls-Royce to give the Soviets the Nene engine. This was quickly copied and became the Klimov RD-45, and the renamed MiG-15 entered service in 1949. This was followed by an improved version, the MiG-15bis, and the two-seat MiG-15UTI.

The MiG-15 was exported to many pro-Soviet countries, and also licence-built by Czechoslovakia, Poland, China and others. Over 8,000 were built in the USSR alone, and many saw combat in the Korean War, where the aircraft proved to be better in many ways than the F-86 Sabre. The USAF pilots were generally better trained, and the Sabre had better gun-sights, which swung the balance back in their favour.

The MiG-15 was armed with 1 x 37 mm cannon, and 2 x 23 mm cannon. It could also carry bombs or fuel tanks on under-wing hard points.

This example is a MiG-15 UTI of the Romanian Air Force, circa 1953.
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Finally...I saw one of these babies up close and to be honest it was much bigger than I'd imagine it would...anyway great work as usual :D

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Life is a poison, as soon as you taste it, it starts killing you slowly but sure...

Only in war you can make friends in an instant and only in war you can lose them in an instant...
Yes, most jet fighters are surprisingly large, with some verging on the massive... and thanks! :D
Nice work, I really like your color profiles, but there are a few mistakes about this MiG.
Namely, from 1950 to 1985, the Romanian Air Force had a different roundel than the current one, displayed on your MiG. It was a red star with a yellow circle and blue dot inside it. It was also positioned on the rear fuselage, besides the tail. See:

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For historical accuracy, you should either change the year or the roundel

Also, the fonts for the serial are a bit off, in shape. Usually (especially post 1960's) they were outlined in white, see:

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Duly noted, and fixed.. :)

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