| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "1524" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | PZL-Mielec Lim-1/2 |
| Aircraft Version: | PZL-Mielec Lim-2 (MiG-15bis) |
| C/n (msn): | 1B01524 |
| Operator Titles: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Honolulu - Ford Island NALF (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Hawaii, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: PHNP IATA: - Local: NPS Other: - |
| Collection: | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | December 2013 |
| Photo by: | Ian McDonell |
| Photo ID: | 94738 |
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An ex-Polish Air Force aircraft, it had been used by the USAF in the 1980s to play the role of Soviet aircraft during exercises. It was rescued from an Arizona scrapyard in defiance of a 1992 order that the Migs be scrapped. Painted to represent a Korea War era aircraft. This photo is copyright © Ian McDonell, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 October 2018, and has since been viewed 224 times. |