Mikoyan Mig-15UTI 'Red 18' at North Weald Airfield 19/02/16
On the 19th of February 2016 I made another visit to North Weald Airfield in Essex. Fortunately, it was sunny all day with lovely blue skies but it was bitterly cold. I was there to photograph the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron's Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI, which is also known as “RED 18”. The aircraft is painted and marked as “RED 18” to represent Russian-Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's MiG-15.
I was very fortunate to receive an invite from the owner of the aircraft to get 'up close' & also to photograph the cockpit & stand on the wing, an opportunity I simply could not miss.
N104CJ “RED 18” is a Polish built SB Lim-2 ( licensed built Mig-15UTI ) - this particular airframe was originally built as a single seater Lim-1 in 1952 - later converted to a two seater - Polish AF serial 104 c/n 1A-01004. Sold to the USA in 1993.
Also active during my visit was BAC Jet Provost T.3, XN637, (G-BKOU).
Below are 51 images showcasing my day at North Weald on Friday 19th February 2016 :
All images copyright ©Roger Whitcomb 2016 - www.milairpix.com
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