| Sukhoi Su-15 (Flagon) |
This Su-15 (Flagon-A) displayed with the nosecone removed.
Oriol-D radar antenna of the Su-15 (Flagon-A).
| Su-15UT (Flagon-C) two-seat training variant. |
Su-15T (Flagon-E)
| Su-15 (Flagon-A) |
The Su-15 is an air-defense interceptor that replaced earlier Su-9 and Su-11 aircraft. First flight of the T-58D-1 (Su-15 prototype) was
in May 1962. The Su-15 gained infamy in 1986 when a Su-15TM (Flagon-F) shot down a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 that strayed
over Soviet airspace.
in May 1962. The Su-15 gained infamy in 1986 when a Su-15TM (Flagon-F) shot down a Korean Airlines Boeing 747 that strayed
over Soviet airspace.