Den Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Ryska: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-19; Natos rapporteringsnamn: Farmer) är ett sovjetiskt andra generationens, ensitsiga, två jetmotordrivna stridsflygplan. Det var det första sovjetiska produktionsflygplanet som kunde överljudshastigheter i nivåflygning. En jämförbar U.S. "Århundradeserie" kämpe var den nordamerikanska F-100 toppen Sabre, även om MiGEN-19 skulle i första hand motsätta den modernare McDonnell Douglas F-4 Fantom II och Republik F-105 Thunderchief över norr Vietnam.
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Den Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 was a Soviet fighter aircraft that entered service in 1955. It was the first Soviet aircraft to achieve supersonic speeds in level flight, and the world’s first mass-produced supersonic fighter. The MiG-19 had a single-seat cockpit, a mid-wing configuration with swept-back wings, and two Mikulin AM-5 turbojet engines with afterburners.
The MiG-19 was armed with two or three 30 mm cannons, and could also carry rockets, bombs, or air-to-air missiles. The MiG-19 (på 19) was widely exported to various countries, and saw combat action in several conflicts, such as the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War, and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The MiG-19 was also produced under license by China as the Shenyang J-6, which remained in service until the 21st century.