MiG-1

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II that was designed to meet a requirement for a high-altitude fighter issued in 1939. To minimize demand on strategic materials such as aluminum, the aircraft was mostly constructed from steel tubing and wood. Flight testing revealed a number of deficiencies, but it was ordered into production before they could be fixed. Although difficult to handle, one hundred were built before the design was modified into the MiG-3. The aircraft was issued to fighter regiments of the Soviet Air Forces (VVS) in 1941, but most were apparently destroyed during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.

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The Soviet Union 1969 CPA 3826 stamp (MiG Jet and First MiG Fighter Aaircraft. MiG Emblem) cancelledThe Soviet Union 1969 CPA 3826 stamp (MiG Jet and First MiG Fighter Aaircraft. MiG Emblem) cancelled
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