| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 822 |
| 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): | 1B00822 |
| Display Paint: | Iraq - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| 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: | 638698 |
| Photo Comment |
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Former Polish AF serial 822, sold to LBA Systems, Retford (UK) in Sep'86. Later in '86 sold to MacGuire, Ft.Hancock (TX), shipped to Oakland (CA). Reassembled at Reno, became N822JM in Jan'87. In Jun'87 Classics, American Avn, Reno acquired it and they repainted it in Soviet AF c/s. Used in 1988 movie Steel the Sky in Iraq AF c/s. Mar'88: rr to NX822JM MiG-15UTI, kept N822JM with the Defense Test & Evaluation Agency, Kirtland AFB (NM) up to '89. Stored AMARC by '92, to USAF museum Dayton (OH), loaned to Pima (AZ), repainted North Korean AF c/s. Oct'97: to private owner but remained at Pima. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 January 2024, and has since been viewed 174 times. |