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The Sukhoi Su-9 (NATO reporting name: Fishpot) was a single-engine, all-weather, missile-armed interceptor aircraft designed and developed by the Soviet Union. Aerodynamic studies at TsAGI, the Soviet aerodynamics center, during the Korean War led to several optimum aerodynamic configurations for jet fighters. The design first took flight in 1956 as the T-405 prototype. Developed simultaneously with the Su-7 Fitter, both aircraft made their Western debut at the Tushino Aviation Day on June 24, 1956, where the Su-9 was dubbed Fitter-B. It entered service in 1959. Total production of the Su-9 reached approximately 1,100 aircraft. Some Su-9s were reportedly upgraded to Su-11 Fishpot-C form. None were exported to the USSR's client states or Warsaw Pact nations. Remaining Su-9s and later Su-11s were retired during the 1970s. A few were retained as test vehicles or converted to remote-piloted vehicles for use as unmanned aerial vehicles. The Su-9 was eventually replaced by the upgraded Su-11, the superior Su-15 Flagon, and the MiG-25 Foxbat. The combat record of the Fishpot remains unknown. It is possible that it intercepted (or even shot down) reconnaissance missions whose details remain classified, but nothing is publicly acknowledged. A Su-9 was reportedly involved in the interception of Francis Gary Powers' U-2 on Soviet territory on May 1, 1960. A newly manufactured Su-9, in transit flight, happened to be near Powers' U-2. The Su-9 was unarmed and directed to ram the U-2. One ramming attempt was made but missed the U-2 primarily due to a large difference in speed between the two planes. No further ramming attempt was made due to the Su-9's lack of fuel. Captain Igor Mentyukov, the Su-9 pilot, later claimed that his slipstream caused the U-2 to break apart. He disputes the official version that the U-2 was shot down by an SA-2 missile, stating that Captain Powers could not have survived such a hit. On September 4, 1959, Vladimir Sergeievitch Ilyushin piloted a modified Su-9 (designated T-431) to set a new world record for absolute height at 28,852 meters. In November of the same year, Ilyushin set several new sustained speed/altitude records in the same aircraft. This record was later broken on December 6, 1959, by Commander Lawrence E. Flint, Jr., who performed a zoom climb to a world record of 30,040 meters while piloting an F4H-1 Phantom.