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MiG-21MF, No. 7628, Egyptian Air Force, Tanta AB, Arab Republic of Egypt, 1988
MiG-21MF, 9th Fighter Air Regiment, Bechyně AB, Czechoslovakia, 1989-1993
MiG-21MF, 4th Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Sliač AB, Slovakia, July 1997
Aircraft No. 7628 illustrates the look of Egyptian
military aircraft as they are known through to
present day. The black outlined bright orange
fields appeared on Egyptian aircraft at the
end of the seventies, not only on the MiG-21s,
but also on other fighters such as the MiG-19,
F-4 Phantom and Mirage. The reason for this
practice was better visual recognition of friendly
aircraft in combat during the war with Libya.
This aircraft was built in 1974 with serial number
969712, then was delivered to Czechoslovakia.
It served with the 4th Fighter Regiment at
Pardubice until it was transferred to the 9th
Fighter Regiment based at Bechyně in May 1989.
The aircraft was decorated with the coat of arms
of the Bechyně city on the left side of the nose.
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, this
aircraft was assigned to the Slovak Air Force,
and is currently in the collection of the Trenčín
Air Museum. The aircraft sports the original
camouflage scheme as it was delivered from
the Soviet Union.
This unique camouflage scheme came about
in July 1997, when 31st AFB Sliač personnel
applied it to the aircraft with serial No. 967713,
and subsequently dubbed it “Milka” for its
resemblance to the coloring of a cow. The
aircraft flew until August 2000 and was scrapped
at Přelouč in 2010. The individual shades on the
painting scheme were obtained by mixing black
and white paints available to the general public,
and as such, these were not military standard
paints. The left side of the nose carried the
4th Squadron emblem, while the right side
carried the marking of the 31st AFB Sliač. This
aircraft was flown by pplk. (LtCol.) Zsoldos, and
its crew chief was kpt. (Capt.) Krucina.
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