Dmitriy Khazanov, Aleksander Medved

MiG-3 Aces of World War 2 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Yurgenson, Andrey

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780960296
• Artikelnr.: 40472652

Autorenporträt

Dmitriy Khazanov is one of Russia's leading experts on the history of Soviet aviation in World War 2. He has written 15 books and a great number of articles, which have been published in Russia, the UK, Germany, Finland, France and Japan.

Inhaltsangabe

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
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