Revell 1/48 Mig 15bis NVA (04573)

The MiG 15bis is one of the best known and most successful fighters of all time. It was built from German data by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich after World War II. The first prototype flew on 30th December 1947 and series production of the MiG15 began in 1949. The new Soviet fighter proved itself to be extremely manoeuvrable and with excellent flying and climbing capabilities. The machine was also very robust and easy to control. At the beginning of the Korean War on 25th June 1950 the MiG 15 was also supplied to North Korea and very soon presented the greatest danger to the American B-29 bombers. East Germany also received planes of Soviet production in March 1953 for their air force. 102 MiG 15s still in their packing cases were later used by JG-1 in Holzdorf/Brandenburg and also by FAG 2 in Preschen/Brandenburg. In addition to purely military applications, numerous aerobatic teams were also equipped with the MiG 15bis. One from the famous Kubinka team flew at the Tushino air show in 1951.