1:72 scale diecast jet by Hobby Master. MiG-15bis, 196th IAP Antung China, 1952, flown by Lt. Col. E G Pepelyaev.

Length 6 inches
Wingspan 5.5 inches

Features:
Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
Positionable landing gear.
Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
Authentic detachable ordinance loads complete with placards.
Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.

The MiG-15 was designed from information and technology gathered from captured WWII Germans. The main features of the Mig-15 were its simplicity and swept wings. The MiG-15bis was an improved single-seat fighter with better cannon, fuel capacity, avionics and a Klimov turbojet engine developed using an unlicensed Rolls-Royce Nene engine. All this was put in a strengthened airframe. The Allies were completely surprised when the MiG-15 arrived in Korea and quickly brought about the development of the F-86 Sabre.

Under the command of Colonel Yevgeny Pepelyayev the Soviet 196th IAP (IAP = Istrevitelnye Avia Polk: Fighter Aviation Regiment) arrived in Manchuria in January 1951. During his year at Antung Air Base he flew 109 combat sorties, 38 aerial combats, and credited with 19 victories. On January 15, 1952 Pepelyayev flew his last combat sortie in Korea. Back in the Soviet Union on April 22 1952, Pepelyayev was awarded the Golden Star medal - Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest Soviet military decoration.