The MiG-9 'Fargo' |
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This section is dedicated to pictures of the MiG-9 'Fargo' early jet fighter. These photographs are those that the Sword of the Motherland Foundation has acquired in our collection. | |
An Early MiG-9 Wire
Photo Article A wire photo from ACME Telephoto. What is really interesting is that the caption of the photograph has little to do with the MiG-9. It tells of a MiG-15 attack on a group of F-51 Mustangs. It reads: "5th Air Force, Korea: Russia's newest and deadliest jet fighter -- the MiG-15 (a later modified version of the MiG-9 above) attacked UN forces in Korea November 6th from base in Manchuria, a 5th Air Force spokesman announced. The spokesman said the swept-wing jet, which operates in the 600 plus miles per hour speed range was sighted crossing the Korean-Manchurian frontier at Antung by a flight of four F-51 Mustangs after it made one pass at the Mustangs. This photo was released with the above story on November 6th sometime between 1950 and 1953. |