In a Soviet Air Force c/s, in maintenance at Reno-Steadfield. This is former Polish Air Force serial 1416. The aircraft was sold to the USA and became N416JM in March 1987 with the War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa Airport/Dona Ana County Airport, El Paso (NM). In March 2014 sold to an unknown private owner in El Paso (TX). On 27 October 2016 the USA civil registration was cancelled and the Lim was exported to Russia in 2017. Since, the database lost track on it.

Most probably this is former Polish Air Force serial 917 which is preserved since 1999 at Birmingham (AL) since 1999. That Lim-2 was a former stored aircraft at AMARC (1993). The fuselage is here seen at Reno-Steadfield in 1989. Some other likewise Lim-2 were used by the Defense Test & Evaluation Agency, Kirtland AFB (NM) before they went into storage. Is anyone able to confirm this?

No clue about its identity, anyone?

Serial 271 is a Aero Vodochody built CS-102/MiG-15UTI of Polish AF. Delivered '54, converted SBLim-2, reserialled 2271. To Evergreen Ventures as N271JM in '88. 11 Apr'88 rr to NX271JM as MiG-15UTI, but kept N271JM. Planned for use with the Defense Test & Evaluation Agency, Kirtland AFB (NM). Was used in the 1988 movie "Steal the Sky" in this Iraqi AF c/s. On 6 Nov'96 crashlanded at Fallon MAP (NV) in a soft dirt field, 200 ft short of threshold. Restored and preserved at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum (OR). Restored for flight but canx in '11. Aug'13 to Defense Antiquities Museum, Ft.Meyers

This former Polish Air Force Lim-2 was sold to the USA as N629BM and was registered as such on 6 March 1987. The registration was not carried. The aircraft was pictured at Reno-Steadfield in August 1989 and still carried its original Polish serial, but received Soviet stars on its tail and wings. Between March 1987 and August 2015 it was based at the War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa Airport/Dona Ana County Airport, El Paso (NM). In late 2015 it was sold on 27 October 2016, the date the N629BM was cancelled. The aircraft was shipped to Russia in 2017. Since, the databases lost track on it.

This Lim-2 was used in this Iraqi Air Force colourscheme in the 1988 movie Steel the Sky. Unfortunately, it was fully unmarked. It possibly belonged to a shipment of fourteen former Polish Air Force Lim-2's that went thru the UK in 1986 to the USA, being serials 271, 638, 640, 817, 822, 1013, 1016, 1120, 1205, 1416, 1606, 1614, 1621, 1629. Anyone able to confirm its identity?

This former Polish Air Force Lim-2 was sold to the USA as N629BM and was registered as such on 6 March 1987. The registration was not carried. The aircraft was pictured at Reno-Steadfield in August 1989 and still carried its original Polish serial, but received Soviet stars on its tail and wings. Between March 1987 and August 2015 it was based at the War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa Airport/Dona Ana County Airport, El Paso (NM). In late 2015 it was sold on 27 October 2016, the date the N629BM was cancelled. The aircraft was shipped to Russia in 2017. Since, the databases lost track on it.

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.

Pictured shortly after arrival at Datangshan.