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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-3) is a Soviet fighter-interceptor used during World War II.It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO (opytno-konstruktorskij otdel — Experimental Design Department) of Zavod (Factory) No. 1 in Moscow to remedy problems found during the MiG-1's development and operations.
MiG I-3 family - fighter prototypes, 1956-1958; MiG I-7 - heavy interceptor fighter prototype developed from the I-3, 1957; MiG I-75 - swept-wing interceptor developed from the I-7, 1958; lost to the Sukhoi T-43; Ye-8 - supersonic jet fighter aircraft prototype, 1962; planned replacement of the MiG-21; Ye-150 family - prototype interceptors, 1950s
The real aircraft used to portray the MiG-28 was a Northrop F-5. [18] Full-scale MiG-31 Firefox model used in the film Firefox parked at Van Nuys Airport, California in May 1982. MiG-31 Firefox: a fictional aircraft that appeared in Craig Thomas's novels Firefox and Firefox Down, as well as the 1982 film by the same
After the end of World War II he piloted tests on a Me 163 that had been captured from the Nazi military. He also flew tests on the MiG-9 , at the time designated as the I-300, in 1946. During one test flight he experienced a close call when his plane went into a sharp dive after it hit compressibility, but by grabbing back the throttles he ...
He appeared in the documentary TV Series The Unknown War, in episode 9, entitled "War in the Air", and, at the beginning and end of the episode, he spoke to the host and narrator, Burt Lancaster. There are two Soviet-made documentaries about Alexander Pokryshkin: Pokryshkin in the Sky (1945), and Russian Ace Alexander Pokryshkin (1985).
The MiG exploded, killing pilot Nikolai Yurchenko. [22] Asher Snir had also separated from his wingman to chase MiGs. Finding himself in the midst of a number of MiGs and Phantoms, he opted to chase one of the Soviet fighters. As the MiG was pulling away from the Mirage, Snir let off an AIM-9D which struck the MiG-21's underbelly. [23]
As of 2015 the company's business offering consists mostly of modernized MiG-29 aircraft. [10] MiG was developing a 4++ fighter, the MiG-35, with the first deliveries expected in late 2019. Mikoyan is set to fly the PAK DP aka MiG-41 their first stealth interceptor in 2025. [11] [12]
Steal the Sky is a 1988 HBO movie directed by John D. Hancock and starring Mariel Hemingway and Ben Cross. The film is based on the true story of an Iraqi Assyrian fighter pilot Munir Redfa, who defected by flying a MiG-21 fighter jet to Israel in 1966. Steal the Sky was the first production under the HBO-Paramount co-financing agreement ...