Fargo

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Fargo is the NATO reporting name for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9, an early Soviet jet fighter developed shortly after World War II.

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Fargo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO reporting name
jet fighter aircraft
military aircraft
airframeType all-metal monoplane
airIntakePosition nose intake
armament cannon
category Mikoyan-Gurevich aircraft
Soviet jet fighter of the 1940s
first-generation jet aircraft
configuration twin-engine jet
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew 1
designBureau Mikoyan design bureau
designedBy Artem Mikoyan
Mikhail Gurevich
designedFor air superiority
interception
developedInPeriod post–World War II era
developmentStatus retired
enteredService late 1940s
era early Cold War
firstFlight 1946
generation first-generation jet fighter
historicalSignificance one of the first operational Soviet jet fighters
introducedAfter World War II
manufacturer Mikoyan-Gurevich
natoReportingName Fargo
numberBuilt over 600
powerplant twin turbojet engines
predecessor late piston-engined Soviet fighters
primaryUsers People's Liberation Army Air Force
linked to: Chinese Air Force

Soviet Air Forces
propulsionType jet
refersTo Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
retirementReason superseded by more advanced swept-wing jet fighters
role fighter
serviceBranch air force
serviceEntryContext early Cold War rearmament of Soviet air forces
successor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
tailConfiguration conventional tail
usedBy Soviet Air Forces
usedInConflict Chinese Civil War
Korean War (limited, training and secondary roles)
linked to: Korean War
wingConfiguration straight wing

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 natoReportingName Fargo
subject linked to: Fargo