In 1946 the first Soviet twin-engined jet-propelled fighter MiG-9 was created in design office of A.I.Mickoyan and M.I.Gurevlch. By its flying-technical level and the basic characteristic the aircraft was at the level of European fighters produced in 1945-1946. In all for the years of serial production 610 aircrafts were built. MiG-9 was the first Soviet fighter taking part in mastering the technique of jet bombers interception.