| Author: | Dmitriy Khazanov | ISBN: | 9781780960296 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | May 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dmitriy Khazanov |
| ISBN: | 9781780960296 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | May 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The MiG-1/3 family of fighters was built to satisfy a Soviet Air Force requirement for an advanced, fast, high-altitude fighter. Entering service in the spring of 1941, the problematic MiG-1 had its handling issues rectified with the hasty production of the MiG-3. Many of these were destroyed on the ground when the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa. Nevertheless, enough examples survived to allow pilots such as Stepan Suprun and Aleksandr Pokryshkin to claim a number of victories in the type. This book tells the complete story of the men who made ace in the first examples of the famous MiG fighter.
The MiG-1/3 family of fighters was built to satisfy a Soviet Air Force requirement for an advanced, fast, high-altitude fighter. Entering service in the spring of 1941, the problematic MiG-1 had its handling issues rectified with the hasty production of the MiG-3. Many of these were destroyed on the ground when the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa. Nevertheless, enough examples survived to allow pilots such as Stepan Suprun and Aleksandr Pokryshkin to claim a number of victories in the type. This book tells the complete story of the men who made ace in the first examples of the famous MiG fighter.
