MiG-3 Aces of World War 2The complete story of the pilots who 'made ace' while flying the original MiG fighters. The MiG 1 3 family of fighters was built to satisfy a Soviet Air Force requirement for an advanced, fast, high altitude fighter. Entering service in the spring of 1941, the problematic MiG 1 had its handling issues rectified with the hasty production of the MiG 3. Many of these were destroyed on the ground when the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa.