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The complete story of the pilots who 'made ace' while flying the original MiG fighters.

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.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT

CHAPTER TWO
BAPTISM OF FIRE

CHAPTER THREE
GAINING EXPERIENCE

CHAPTER FOUR
THE DEFENCE OF LENINGRAD

CHAPTER FIVE
HEROES OF MOSCOW

CHAPTER SIX
NAVAL MiGS

Appendices
Colour plates
Commentary
Index

Product details

Published 20 Jan 2012
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781849084420
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 102
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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