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No. 8447, No. 46 Squadron, Egypt, 1973

This is an aircraft from No. 46 Squadron as it

appeared during combat exercises prior to the

Yom Kipur War in 1973. To allow quick identification,

aircraft carried a large black letter with white

outline on the fin. The nose sported painting of

the goddess Nekhbet, protector of Upper Egypt.

Aircraft coded 8447 survived the Yom Kipur War

and was photographed with this camouflage and

markings at Cairo in October 1975.

No. 9111, 3 Squadron of Tactical Aviation, Poznań Krzesiny, Poland, 2002

The 3 ELT (Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego –

Squadron of Tactical Aviation) was formed at

Poznań Krzesiny on January 1, 2001. The unit was

equipped with MiG-21MF, bis and UM aircraft, but

the MiG-21MFs were used for two years only, i.e.,

till the end of 2002. The MiG-21bis version stayed

until 2003 when it was decided to replace them

with F-16s. On April 1, 2008, the 3 ELT, 6 ELT and

the 31 Baza Lotnicza (31 Air Base) were disbanded

and the 31 Baza Lotnictwa Taktycznego (31 Tactical

Air Base) was formed. Since 2007, this aircraft

has been displayed at Poznan Krzesiny. It is

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MiG-21MF exhaust nozzle (Brassin)

MiG-21MF wheels (Brassin)

UB-16 rocket launchers for MiG-21 (Brassin)

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MiG-21MF airbrakes (Brassin)

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camouflaged in the same shades of grey as used

on F-15s and F-16s. The raven’s head marking

on the finwas applied in 2002 on the occasion of

a gathering of commanding officers in Berlin.

The emblem of 3 Squadron, the predecessor of

the 3 ELT, is painted below the windscreen.

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