Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 was the first Soviet production fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. [1]

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The MiG-19 prototype first flew in September 1953, and production began in 1955. [1]

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Known to NATO as Farmer, the aircraft became an important Soviet fighter during the second half of the 1950s. [1]

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The MiG-19 served with numerous air forces, including those of Soviet allies and other countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. [1]

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Although the Soviet Union replaced the MiG-19 with more advanced aircraft in the early 1960s, other countries continued operating the type for many years. [1]

Variant: MiG-19S

The MiG-19S displayed at the National Museum of the United States Air Force is an example of the cannon-armed fighter configuration. [1]

Variant: MiG-19S

It carried three 30 mm NR-30 cannons and used two Tumansky RD-9 turbojet engines. [1]

Individual aircraft: National Museum of the United States Air Force MiG-19S

The museum obtained this aircraft from the 457th Technical Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base. [1]