MiG-3
Design country
USSR
ROLE
Fighter
First flight
1940
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Crashed
Total in database
0
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Land Leased
Displays
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Squadrons
Production Analysis
Production Numbers
MiG-3 | Fighter | 3100 | |
Mig-3R | Reconnaissance | ||
MiG-3 AM-37 | Prototype | 2 | |
MiG-3U | Prototype | 1 |
Key Statistics
Total Production:
Production Span:
Variants Count:
Performance Range:
8,524
1940 -1944
3
417 - 446 mph
The MiG-3 was a high-altitude interceptor derived from the MiG-1, built in large numbers starting in late 1940. It featured improved stability, increased fuel capacity, and reinforced airframe components over its predecessor. Although fast at altitude, it suffered from poor low-altitude performance and limited maneuverability, which made it ill-suited for most combat on the Eastern Front. Over 3,100 units were produced before production ended in 1942.
Pilots
Image Pilot | Top Ace | Squadron | Squadron | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aleksandr Pokryshkin | 16th Guards, VVS USSR | 16th Guards, VVS USSR | Mig-3 | |
Lev Shestakov | 16th Fighter Aviation Regiment | 16th Fighter Aviation Regiment | MiG-3 | |
Sergey Gritsevets | 4th Fighter Regiment | 4th Fighter Regiment | MiG-3 |
Serial Numbers
Serial Number | Variant | Named | Event | Date | Location | Factory | Manufacture Number | Status |
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Movies & Video Games
Books
Variant | First Flight | Max Speed | Max Range | Max Weght | Max Celling: | Wing Span | length | height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MiG-3 | 01/01/1940 | 398 at 22965 | 510 | 7260 | 39370 | 33.5 | 26.8 | 10.8 |
Mig-3R | 01/01/1941 | 33.5 | 26.8 | 10.8 | ||||
MiG-3 AM-37 | 01/01/1941 | 416 | 497 | 7385 | 39370 | 33.5 | 27.1 | 10.8 |
MiG-3U | 01/01/1942 | 385 | 466 | 7385 | 36000 | 33.5 | 26.8 | 10.8 |
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