The Mig Factory

Russian MIGs are the most famous Russian jets.
They were in production since 1959. They become true legend of Russian aviation and were exported to many countries.
Sometimes they were used to fight against American or French jet fighters like in Vietnam or in Israel.
Mig factory was always top secret place during the Soviet Times. Such photos like we are having here today were impossible to make or publish at that times. But not now.
So this is how Russian legend is being born.

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The MIG Story

Russian fighter MIG is probably best known Russian military jet. It acts at many movies as a typical Russian warfare and is often recognizable by even non professionals. Here is a short story of MIG evolution. The one above is the first MIG ever - MIG-1.

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