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The Sukhoi Su-15 Flagon was a jet interceptor produced by the Soviet Union. It was the successor to the Sukhoi Su-9 and the Sukhoi Su-11, and was developed to face the threat of American Boeing B-52's and Lockheed U2's, as well as British V-bombers. It entered service in the Soviet Union in 1965, and was retired in the 1990's.

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Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-15, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened

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"SU 15 Flagon Interceptor" by Soarer, youtu.be/06rmMtoUFOo, License: CC-BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)

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