Mig-3 Aces of World War 2

by Dmitriy Khazanov and Andrey Yurgenson

Created by ex-Polikarpov designers Ivanovic Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich, 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 problems rectified with the hasty production of the MiG-3 - the latter had its Mikulin engine moved further forward, increased outer wing dihedral and a strengthened fuselage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849084424
• ISBN13: 9781849084420
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.6"