| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 038 |
| Alternate Registration: | N38BM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | PZL-Mielec Lim-1/2 |
| Aircraft Version: | PZL-Mielec SBLim-2 (MiG-15UTI) |
| C/n (msn): | 1A-06038 |
| Operator Titles: | Poland - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Collection: | Pima Air and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 25 January 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 696202 |
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Good to see this machine presented with its correct markings. Built at the WSK factory at Mielec in 1953 and delivered to the Polish AF 29th Fighter Regiment as a Lim-1, it was rebuilt as a two-seat Lim-1SB trainer in the late 1950s. Further upgrades in 1974 brought it up to Lim-2 standard. After being exported to the US in the 1980s it was used by civilian contractors on behalf of the USAF for research projects, being retired to Davis Monthan around 1990. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 June 2024, and has since been viewed 165 times. |