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Bildegalleri av en MiG-3, The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-3) was a Soviet interceptor and fighter aircraft used during World War II. It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO (opytno-konstruktorskij otdel — Experimental Design Department) of Zavod (Factory) No. 1 to remedy problems that had been found during the MiG-1’s development and operations. It replaced the MiG-1 on the production line at Factory No. 1 on 20 December 1940 and was built in large numbers during 1941 before Factory No. 1 was converted to build the Ilyushin Il-2.

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MiG-3 var et sovjetisk jagerfly som var i tjeneste under andre verdenskrig. Den ble designet av Mikoyan-Gurevich som en forbedring av den tidligere MiG-1, med en kraftigere motor og bedre aerodynamikk. MiG-3 var rask og smidig i store høyder, men led av dårlig ytelse og håndtering i lave høyder. Det var også vanskelig å fly og vedlikeholde, og hadde kort rekkevidde og begrenset bevæpning.
The MiG-3 was mainly used as an interceptor against German bombers, but it was soon outclassed by newer fighters such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. The MiG-3 was gradually replaced by other Soviet fighters, such as the Yakovlev Yak-1 and the Lavochkin La-5, but some units continued to fly it until the end of the war. The MiG-3 was also exported to some allied countries, such as Mongolia and China. The MiG-3 is considered to be one of the most elegant and graceful fighters of its era, but also one of the most challenging to master.