MiG-3 - The Soviet Fighter Few Could Tame

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 was a controversial Second World War Soviet fighter. Some loved it, some hated it. Join us for a look at this very symbolic fighter.

0:04 History
3:56 Strengths
4:36 Weaknesses
5:08 Variants
6:30 Head to Head
8:01 Notable Pilots
9:52 Conclusion

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Corrections
The Maximum speed of the P-40E was possibly higher than the 496 km/h stated in this video.

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History:
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Strengths and Weaknesses:
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Variants:
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Head to head:
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Notable Pilots
Vladimir by Alexander Nakarada |
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Conclusion
USSR | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada |
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SFX
Old Vintage Film Scratches:
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Sources
Russian Aircraft of World War II - Edward Ward - ISBN 978-1-83886-083-7
German Fighter Aircraft of World War II - Thomas Newdick - ISBN 978-1-78274-970-7
Aircraft of World War II - Chris Grant - ISBN 1-84013-336-8
Fighting Aircraft of World War II - Bill Gunston - ISBN 1-84065-092-3
Aircraft of the Aces, Legends of World War 2 - Iain Wyllie & Tony Holmes - ISBN 1-84176-155-9
The Complete Book of Fighters - William Green & Gordon Swanborough - ISBN 0-86288-220-6
Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II - ISBN 1-85170-493-0
The Gatefold Book of World War II Warplanes - ISBN 1-85627-947-2
Wikipedia

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