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Puzzle #49 was Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21.
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "Balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; "Ołówek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "Én Bạc", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese.
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What the record says
Puzzle 49 ran on 29 Aug 2026 and the answer was Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, played with 6 guesses against 5 columns. On the record: Manufacturer - Mikoyan; Origin - Russia; Role - fighter. The numbers: First flight - 1950. 1 of the 5 columns is blank in the source (Number built), so nobody could score it either way.
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How it scored
- Manufacturer
- Mikoyan
- Origin
- Russia
- First flight
- 1950
- Role
- fighter
- Number built
- Not recorded