BI-1

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Designation: BI-1 Manufacturer: Bereznyak-Isayev Nationality: Soviet First Flight: May 15, 1942 Remarks: Soviet rocket-propelled interceptor developed prior to the German Me 163.

From left to right, A. Ya. Bereznyak, A. M. Isaev, G. Ya. Bakhchivandzhi, and B. F. Bolkhovitinov in front of a BI-1

[edit] Timeline

• May 15, 1942 The Soviet rocket-propelled BI-1 fighter makes its first flight, flown by test-pilot Grigorii Bakhchivandzhi^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1

• Russian Wikipedia entry for BI-1

• Bereznyak-Isayev BI Rocket Jet Fighter  at Venik's Aviation

• BI-1  at testpilot.ru

• The Devil's Broomstick

[edit] References

1. ↑ Russian Wikipedia