Czechoslovak fighters:
MiG-15 - NO-37, 3213, 3233, 3234, 1303
NO-37:
Lt. Jaroslav Sramek left a significant mark on post-war Czechoslovak Air Force history, shooting down a USAF F-84 Thunderjet belonging to the 36th FBG.
He was vectored to the target that (probably) crossed the border on March 10, 1953 and gained the kill. The US pilot, 1st Lt. Warren G. A. Brown, took to his
parachute. The small red star under the cockpit symbolizes Sramek´s victory.
3213, 3233, 3234:
A group of three MiG-15bis from 15th FR, Zatec Air Base, took part in the 2nd Cultural and Sport Celebration that was organized in Cottbus, German
The Democratic Republic in late August, early September 1957. The distinctive blue marking was applied on these aircraft, especially for this event. During the
display, a tragedy nearly occurred when MiGs 3234 and 3233 collided in mid-air. 3234 lost the tip of its left horizontal stabilizer, but the pilot managed
to maintain control over the aircraft till he could set it down. Two of the pilots of this display team, Oldrich Paldus and Vaclav Polasek headed to 11th FR in 1958,
when 15th FR was disbanded. In 1959 Capt. Jaromir Palecny joined them – all three pilots were not tall at all, so the team was unofficially dubbed 'Trio Prckos'
( 'The Three Squirts' in English').
1303:
The most colorful MiG-15 was accepted by Czechoslovak Air Force on November 4, 1954. At least till November, 1955, it was flown by the 1st Squadron,
3rd Fighter Regiment in Brno and was coded FZ-11. Later, in February 1957, the code was changed to FZ-17. Sometime in the early summer of 1957, the code
was changed again to 1303, and in early 1958, the large blue squares were painted on the entire aircraft. '1303' served as a target airplane for AAgunners and
such a marking helped them to recognize 'their' aircraft. This MiG-15 was destroyed on February 17, 1964 when Capt. Jan Jurecka, a member of 18th FighterBomber Regiment, required the use of the hot seat. At that time, the MiG was modified to the SB standard.
I apologize for the unfinished texture at the bottom of the aircraft wing, there are overlapping UVs and when I draw the blue square to the end it gets projected to the other side of the wing. Not a big deal but for this particular skin, it is noticeable.
