I roto i to ratou mahi ki te Soviet Anti-Air Defence me i roto i te Rāwhiti Germany, MiG-19s i whai wāhi i roto i te maha interceptions o te rererangi mataaratanga Western. i tū te tuatahi tuhia tutaki ki te Lockheed U-2 i roto i te ngahuru o te tau 1957. korerotia te MiG-19 pailati kite i te rererangi, engari kihai i taea e hanga ake te 2,234 m (7,000 ft) rerekētanga i roto i te tiketike. ka i koperea iho Francis Gary Powers o U-2 i roto i te 1960 take, i tetahi whai MiG-19P i patua ano e te salvo o S-75 Dvina (NATO: SA-2 "Aratohu") missiles, patu i te pailati Sergei Safronov. i roto i te tino tautohetohe, i runga i te 1 1960, i koperea iho e te MiG-19 he RB-47H (S / N 53-4281) rererangi mataaratanga ao i roto i te rangi i runga i te Arctic Circle ki wha o nga mema o te ope, me te rua i mate e te Soviets (i te whiti i runga i te
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