Thursday, 6 September 2018

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, Algerian and Egyptian users

Preliminary note: We are considering the MiG-15 as a separate aircraft from the MiG-15bis. 
The first version of the MiG-15 was exported to many countries, among them Algeria and Egypt.

  • Algeria: When Algeria became independent in 1962 and the Algerian Air Force was formed, they received ex-Egyptian MiG-15, MiG-15bis and MiG-15UTI as a gift. Given their obsolescence, the MiG-15 was used as an advanced trainer.
  • Egypt: In 1955, after four years of negotiations, the Egyptian government closed a trade agreement with Czechoslovakia as they were determined to move away from reliance of British armaments. Initially they were an unknown number of regular MiG-15, which served in the No.20 Squadron of the Royal Egyptian Air Force and, apparently some of them were employed during the Suez Crisis in 1956.









Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Air_Force
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_Air_Force
3. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

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