Synopsis

Following the First World War, Russia commenced development of its most numerous aircraft series, the MiG line. MiG pilots earned a reputation for skill during the Second World War, but the peak of their prominence arrived with the MiG-15 – an aircraft based on a German experimental jet design. During the Korean War, MiG-15s engaged in aerial combat with U.S.A.F. F-86s above Korea. Subsequently, the MiG-21 dominated the airspace over North Vietnam, clashing repeatedly with American Air Force and