Yakovlev Yak-15
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The Yakovlev Yak-15 is a first-generation Soviet turbojet fighter developed by the Yakovlev design bureau immediately after World War II. The main fuselage was that of Yakovlev Yak-3 piston-engine fig
The only surviving Yak-15, displayed at the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum, Moscow (2012)
Yak-15 forward fuselage and engine
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the first turbojet fighter developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich in the years immediately after World War II. It used reverse-engineered German BMW 003 engines. Categorized as a
Yakovlev Yak-15
…310 mi) at 90% of maximum speed. Two prototypes were to be ready for flight testing on 1 September. The Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB was developing the MiG-9 at the same time. According to aviation historians Bill Gunston and Yefim Gordon, representatives from Yakovlev and Mikoyan-Gurevich tossed a coin on…
Red 01 at the Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 at the Chinese Aviation Museum