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According to Red Stars n.4, these photos were taken in mid-43 at the
Bureau of New Technology of TsAGI.
According to MiG OKB, this was placed on display after the war, but
subsequently was scrapped; if so, it could have been the last original
MiG-3.
It is a short-nosed example with slats and rocket rails; it was probably
repainted green with silver outlined stars and black blades.
From Red Stars n.3
from Aviacija n.3
from OKB MiG
from unknown source
Despite the unsatisfactory general lines, the internal details of this
replica are good and resemblant to the original (see
drawings); they have probably used parts of an existing plane.
(photos from Dmitriy Sribny via Audrius Nairanauskas,
copyright www.airforce.ru ).
The author of these b/w photos Rostislav Bardokin has visited Anapa
( a small town on the Black Sea ) Museum and obtained more information.
In this museum are stored machine gun UB, airscrew and armored seat-plate
from this MiG.
It appears that this MiG-3 belonged to 7 IAP VVS ChF (Black Sea
fleet) , piloted by Fiodor Yegorov. Mig3 was not shot down but felt down
into the sea during the take off. The Anapa airfield of regiment was close
to the sea and airstrip was toward the slope in direction of the sea. Pilot
not survived.
The Mig3 was located about 1 km away from the bank of the sea just
in front of the airstrip.
After the wreckages were lifted up, they were stored in the port for
a long time. The OKB Mikoyan had an interest to these wreckages as well
as the aviarestoration group from Novosibirsk, but museum workers
assure that those wreckages were scrapped.
Another wreckage was recovered from the Black Sea ; after being lifted
out it was transported to Novosibirsk, where the firm "Avion" restored
it over 14 months, making the static example of Pokryshkin's fighter of
1941. This plane was restored by order of the Monino museum, but it is
still in Novosibirsk.
The firm "Avion" has restored many planes: flying I-16s (6 ex.)
and an I-153 "Chayka" (all to New Zealand`s "Wanaka Warbirds"), Su-2, P-63
"Kingcobra" (now in Monino), A-20G "Boston" (Monino), B-25C "Mitchell"
(Monino)" and others.
from Kovalsky
Alexey
The society "Aviascan" has conducted research for war wrecks in Karelia,
finding the central part of this MiG fuselage, wings, and other pieces
during the year 2001. This society recovered also the wrecks of one of
the I-153 that was restored by the firm "Avion" and now flies in New Zealand.
Their site is at URL http://www.sampo.ru/~aviascan/
, while the direct link to MiG-3 wrecks page is: http://www.sampo.ru/~aviascan/mig3.htm
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Here are the wings of an example different than 2171
(red 1).
Note the use of yellow putty under the green/blue coat and silver paint
inside the wooden structures
Here are the horizontal tailplanes of 2171.The horizontal trims are
dark red too.
The closer piece looks from another type of aircraft (it's riveted).
A piece of wing. The inner side of the flaps looks light blue or light blue-green primier.
The AM-35A engine
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