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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ( Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) 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 ...
Ye-4 (1955) The first delta wing prototype of the MiG-21. Proof-of-concept testbed: used an existing production engine in a Ye-5 airframe. Ye-50 (1956) Swept-wing, experimental high-altitude interceptor. Ye-2 airframe modified to fit Dushkin S-155 rocket motor. Design work started in 1954, first flight in 1956.
A single MiG-21U izd. 66-400 was delivered in 1966, and a single MiG-21US in 1969, followed by four more MiG-21US in 1970. 27 MiG-21UM were delivered between 1974 and 1982. A few of these remained operational after having gunsights and weapons pylons removed and being redesignated MiG-21UM-2. [15] Bulgarian MiG-21bis
MiG-21UM Soviet Union: Two-seat trainer 0 4 1974, 1984 1998 MiG-15UTI Soviet Union: Two-seat trainer 0 4 1962 1977 de Havilland Vampire Mk.52 United Kingdom: Fighter aircraft 0 6 1954 1965 de Havilland Vampire Mk.55 United Kingdom: Two-seat trainer 0 9 1955 1965 Folland Gnat Mk.1 United Kingdom: Fighter aircraft 0 13 1958 1974 Fouga CM.170 Magister
Operation Diamond[ 1] ( Hebrew: מִבְצָע יַהֲלוֹם, Mivtza Yahalom) was an operation undertaken by Mossad. Its goal was the acquisition of a Soviet -built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, the most advanced Soviet fighter plane at that time. The operation began in mid-1963 and ended on August 16, 1966, when an Iraqi Air Force MiG-21, flown ...
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (former Tbilisi Aircraft State Association) was established on December 15, 1941. In the early days of World War II the aircraft factories of Taganrog and Sevastopol were moved to Tbilisi, Georgia. Soon after the move, Tbilisi Aircraft State Association ( TAM) launched the production of its first fighter aircraft ...
Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Iraqi Air Force (IqAF). 1931 - established in April at RAF Hinaidi, flying the de Havilland DH.60 Moth. [ 1] 1932 - reinforced with three de Havilland Puss Moths. [ 2] 1941 - flying the Nisr from Firnas AB, near Mosul. [ 3] 1948 - started flying the Hawker Fury in January. [ 4]
V. List of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 variants. Category: Mikoyan aircraft. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata.