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MiG fighter planes: An illustrated history

In 1940, the plant’s engineers, led by Artyom Mikoyan (jointly with Mikhail Gurevich), developed a MiG-3 modification. Between 1940 and 1941, the MiG-3 was produced on a mass scale and fought in the initial stages of World War II. The Russian ace pilot Alexander Pokryshkin flew one in his first battle
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In 1940, the plant’s engineers, led by Artyom Mikoyan (jointly with Mikhail Gurevich), developed a MiG-3 modification. Between 1940 and 1941, the MiG-3 was produced on a mass scale and fought in the initial stages of World War II. The Russian ace pilot Alexander Pokryshkin flew one in his first battle

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    16:05 09/12/2009 Seventy years ago, on December 8, 1939, Artyom Mikoyan was appointed head of KB-1 (Design Bureau) and deputy chief designer of Plant No. 1. That day is now celebrated as the founding date of the Mikoyan Design Bureau, currently part of the Russian aircraft building corporation MiG, and the birthday of MiG planes>>

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