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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.
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 ...
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
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 ...
The improved MiG-3 fighter aircraft was widely used during World War II. In the years after the war, the two designed the first Soviet jet fighters, including the first supersonic models. The last model Gurevich worked on was the MiG-25 interceptor, which is among the fastest military aircraft ever to enter service. [2]
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).
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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]