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The Yakovlev Yak-15 NATO reporting name: Feather USAF/DOD designation Type 2) was a first-generation Soviet turbojet fighter developed by the Yakovlev design bureau (OKB) immediately after World War II. It used a reverse-engineered German Junkers Jumo 004 engine. Along with the Swedish Saab 21R it was one of only two jets to be successfully converted from a piston-powered aircraft and enter production. 280 aircraft were built in 1947.