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MiG-15bis, No. 272, No. 18 Squadron UARAF, Abu Sueir, Egypt 1958

Besides the war in Korea, the MiG-15 would see a

lot of action in the Middle East. Egypt purchased a

total of 110 MiG-15bis of Czechoslovak manufacture

(originally, the number was to have been 80), as part

of the A-105 operation. The first eighty plane delivery reached Egypt at the end of 1955 on board the

merchant vessel “Stalingrad”, and the Egyptians first

used them operationally during the Suez Crisis of

1956. In all, six squadrons used the MiG-15 (Nos. 1, 5,

18, 20, 24 and 30). By the end of the year, 108 aircraft

were delivered, but only about sixty were airworthy

at the time. During the Suez Crisis, the Egyptians lost

some sixteen aircraft, several others were lost to

accidents, and some were taken out of service due

to technical issues. The majority of the remaining

Egyptian MiG-15bis aircraft were destroyed on the

ground during the Six Days War with Israel in 1967.

In 1958, there was a unification of Egypt and Syria,

coming together as the United Arab Republic, and this

brought about a renaming of the combined air force

as the United Arab Republic Air Force. The national

markings went from green and white to black, red,

and white, and the air assets gained new Arabic numerals, apparently governed by the last four digits

of the serial number. The nose of the aircraft carried

the No. 18 Squadron emblem on both sides. The ID

stripes around the fuselage and wings were black.

Recommended:

for MiG-15bis 1/72

72574

MiG-15 landing flaps (PE-Set)

672020

MiG-15bis airbrakes (Brassin)

72575

MiG-15/MiG-15bis exterior (PE-Set)

672024

MiG-15bis cockpit (Brassin)

672007

MiG-15 wheels (Brassin)

D72007

MiG-15/MiG-15bis stencils (Decal Set)

672008

MiG-15 ejection seat (Brassin)

Cat. No. 672020

Cat. No. 672024

Cat. No. 672007

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INFO Eduard

April 2022