Strana 48
MiG-21FR, c/n 760711, 5. slp, Plzeň-Líně AB, Czechoslovakia, 1974-1985
MiG-21F-13, c/n 560207, 9. slp, Bechyně AB, Czechoslovakia, 1979-1988
MiG-21F-13, 102nd Air Brigade, Sayah el-Sharif AB, UARAF, Egypt, 1973
In 1970, a unit emblem was painted on the
newly introduced MiG-21Fs of the 5 Fighter
Wing, it consisted of a four-color field inspired
by the coat of arms of the city of Pilsen, with
a dog’s head in the center. The whole design was
complemented by a small red star. The MiG-21F
with fuselage number 0711 retained the unit
emblem even after its mid-life overhaul in 1974.
The aircraft was modified into a reconnaissance
version by installing AFA-39 camera support
systems in underwing pods, and its service with
the Czechoslovak Air Force ended on February
26, 1985, with a total flight time of 1,148 hours
and 46 minutes. After being retired from service,
it was displayed at the Hrabyně memorial; since
2000, it has been on display at Air Park in Zruč
near Plzeň.
Aircraft number 0207 served at the Air Force
training center in Milovice starting in April 1965,
then with the 2nd Squadron of the 4th Fighter
Wing at the Pardubice airfield from August 1967
to July 1969, and subsequently with the 9th
Fighter Wing in Bechyně. In 1979, 0207 became
one of ten aircraft to receive the experimental
LERAN camouflage. The goal was to reduce
visibility to the enemy in combat conditions.
The aircraft’s service with the Czechoslovak Air
Force ended on May 23, 1988, with a total flight
time of 1,622 hours and 30 minutes. After being
retired from service, it was sold to the People’s
Republic of Hungary.
This MiG-21F-13 survived the Six-Day War, the
subsequent War of Attrition, and the October
War in 1973. This made it a virtually legendary
aircraft for the Egyptian Air Force. During the
war, it bore a two-tone camouflage on its upper
surfaces, but shortly before the 1973 conflict, it
was given a new scheme, known as “Nile Valley,”
in shades of sand, slate gray, and spinach green,
with sky-blue undersides, along with a new
style of national insignia.
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June 2026