| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N271JM |
| Alternate Serial: | 71 |
| Military Code: | 71 red |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI |
| C/n (msn): | 242271 |
| Display Paint: | Iraq - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Reno - Reno / SteadMap |
| Region / Country: | Nevada, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: RTS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 23 August 1989 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 638917 |
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Serial 271 is a Aero Vodochody built CS-102/MiG-15UTI of Polish AF. Delivered '54, converted SBLim-2, reserialled 2271. To Evergreen Ventures as N271JM in '88. 11 Apr'88 rr to NX271JM as MiG-15UTI, but kept N271JM. Planned for use with the Defense Test & Evaluation Agency, Kirtland AFB (NM). Was used in the 1988 movie "Steal the Sky" in this Iraqi AF c/s. On 6 Nov'96 crashlanded at Fallon MAP (NV) in a soft dirt field, 200 ft short of threshold. Restored and preserved at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum (OR). Restored for flight but canx in '11. Aug'13 to Defense Antiquities Museum, Ft.Meyers This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 January 2024, and has since been viewed 284 times. |