rrnene

25 photos tagged rrnene, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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The last upload was July 2021.

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Gerry Asher said:
MiG-15 of the the People's Republic of North Korea after defection by Kom Suk No, and flight tested on Okinawa by an American team of Chuck Yeager, Tom Collins, and AFFTC head COL Al Boyd. The USAF-style buzz number on the nose - TC-616 - was derived from the first name initials of the first two American pilots: "Tom" and "Chuck." The shield on the mid-fuselage appears to be that of the 81st Fighter Bomber Wing - I have no idea of the circumstances surrounding its application, since that was a USAFE (European-based) unit... The aircraft nows resides in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, restored to her PRNKAF markings.

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Greg Bishop said:
The markings remind me of the AJ (1 or 2) Savage 'test platform'/firefighting air tanker, but I can't see the detail well enough.
Flickr said:
Congrats on Explore! ⭐ July 9, 2021
Michael Gschwind said:
Glückwunsch zu Explore !
dana marostega said:
Cool
Jim Lowe said:
Wonderful image. Congrats on Explore.

TVL1970 said:
This MiG-15bis ("Red 2057", c/n 2015357) was flown to Kimpo by North Korean defector No Kum-Sok. Among the very first American pilots to fly this MiG-15 and evaluate its performance was none other than US Air Force Test Pilot Chuck Yeager. See film here: YouTube - Zeno's Warbirds - US Air Force film: 'We Flew The MiG'" The aircraft is now on exhibit at the National Museum of the US Air Force ("Air Force Museum") in Dayton, Ohio. See here: www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=275 Photo Credit: Flickr user Phil Blinkhorn [http://www.flickr.com/photos/philbky/16207909558/]