On the order of the USSR Council of Ministers from March 1947, concerning the construction of new jet fighter aircraft, the Mikoyan design bureau developed experimental aircraft S-1, S-2, and S-3 with swept wings, powered by British Rolls-Royce Nene and Nene II engines. The aircraft demonstrated excellent flying characteristics.
In 1948, the aircraft entered serial production as the MiG-15, powered by the RD45F engine, which was a copy of the Nene II. Between 1949 and 1950, 1,344 examples were produced. In the NATO reporting code, the MiG-15 received the name Fagot. The licence-built version of the MiG-15, named Lim-1 (licence-built fighter-1), was produced at WSK Mielec between 1952 and 1954, with 227 units built.
At WSK Rzeszow, the RD-45F engine was produced under the name Lis-1 (licence-built engine-1). Between 1951 and 1954, 821 aircraft were produced under licence in Czechoslovakia. Polish aviation operated aircraft of domestic, Soviet, and Czechoslovak manufacture.
| Wingspan | 10.08 m |
| Length | 10.1 m |
| Takeoff weight | 4806 kg |
| Maximum speed | 1031 km/h |
| Ceiling | 15200 m |
| Range | 1505 km (with drop tanks) |
| Armament | 2 x NS-23 23 mm cannons and 1 x N-37 37 mm cannon; 50 or 100 kg bombs or drop tanks on two underwing pylons |
| Engine | turbojet Lis-1 (lic. RD-45F) with 2,270 kG thrust |
