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Puzzle #101 was Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23.
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a single-engined, supersonic, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generation jet fighter, alongside similar Soviet aircraft such as the Su-17 "Fitter". It was the first Soviet fighter to field a look-down/shoot-down radar, the RP-23 Sapfir, and one of the first to be armed with beyond-visual-range missiles.
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What the record says
Puzzle 101 ran on 20 Oct 2026 and the answer was Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, played with 6 guesses against 5 columns. On the record: Manufacturer - Mikoyan; Origin - Russia; Role - fighter. The numbers: First flight - 1960; Number built - 5,047.
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How it scored
- Manufacturer
- Mikoyan
- Origin
- Russia
- First flight
- 1960
- Role
- fighter
- Number built
- 5,047