File:MiG-15 over Korea in November 1950.jpg

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Description A Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet fighter photographed during an air battle on 23 November 1950 in which a MiG-15 was shot down over North Korea by U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-2 Panthers of Fighter Squadron 31 (VF-31) "Tomcatters". VF-31 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Leyte (CV-32) for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Korea from 6 September 1950 to 3 February 1951. Note puff of smoke behind the MiG.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-424091 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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