Bronco 1/48 MiG15 Fagot Fighter Jet Korean War (New Tool) Kit

The MiG-15 is the first swept-wing jet fighter produced by the former Soviet Union and the world's first practical jet fighter. In March 1946, the former Soviet Union government instructed the major aircraft design bureaus to develop a light, highly maneuverable, high subsonic jet fighter. To this end, the Mikoyan Design Bureau selected a newly designed jet engine and adopted a swept-back wing layout to successfully design the MiG-15 aircraft. NATO gave it the nickname "Falcon" (Falcon), perhaps because it shares the same name with the West itself for many aircraft, and later changed to the derogatory "Fagot" (Fagot). On December 30, 1947, the newly designed prototype took off for the first time, code-named -310. After flight testing and modification, the new aircraft was put into mass production in August 1948 and was named MiG-15. In October of the same year began to equip troops. On May 20, 1949, the Politburo of the Soviet Union decided to cancel the production plan for jet aircraf