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Image Credit: Creative Commons. The Yak-15 was essentially a Yak-3 airframe fitted with a copy of the Junkers Jumo 004 jet engine. It was one of only two aircraft types to be successfully converted from piston to jet power, the other being the Saab J-21, The NATO codename for the type was 'Feather'. 280 were built and this is the only known survivor. It's msn has been suggested as being '31007', but this is unconfirmed. Displayed at the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum, Arkhangelskoye, Moscow. Russia. 14-8-2012

Image Credit: Creative Commons. The Yak-15 was essentially a Yak-3 airframe fitted with a copy of the Junkers Jumo 004 jet engine. It was one of only two aircraft types to be successfully converted from piston to jet power, the other being the Saab J-21, The NATO codename for the type was 'Feather'. 280 were built and this is the only known survivor. It's msn has been suggested as being '31007', but this is unconfirmed. Displayed at the Vadim Zadorozhny Technical Museum, Arkhangelskoye, Moscow. Russia. 14-8-2012

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Yakovlev Yak-15 “Feather” and MiG-9 “Fargo”: The First Russian Jet Fighters (That Changed History)

The Yak-15 was retired in 1953 after 280 were built. The MiG-9 remained in production until 1948, with 598 built.

Christian OrrAugust 25, 2023