Су-15ТМ (ПВО)
Войска Воздушно-космической обороны России

Subject:: Sukhoi Su-15TM Flagon F
Военно-воздушные силы СССР (Soviet Air Forces 1918-1992)
Transbaikal Military District 04
1991 Aviation of the Air Defence - Bezrechnaya AB
FS34227 FS34102 FS30117 FS33531
Scale:: 1:72
Status:: Ideas

Su-15TM
NATO: Flagon-F
Operator: 22nd Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO
Location: Bezrechnaya Air Base (Russia)
Timeframe: 1992
Loadout: Interceptor
- Outboard: 2x R-60
- Inboard: 2x R-98MR
- Centerline: 2x UPK-23

Personal interest:
This model represents a Su-15TM equipped to intercept high-value targets such as the E-3 and RC-135 aircraft that operated out of Alaska. Due to a combination of budget constraints following the collapse of the Soviet Union and newer aircraft becoming available, the Su-15TM was rapidly decommissioned from the VVS. The 22nd IAP was disbanded in 1992 along with the last of the Su-15TM aircraft. As such, although we did not know it at the time, the Su-15TM was no longer a significant threat during my Alaskan tour with the US Air Force.