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HISTORY
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This aircraft was completed on February 18th,
1972, and was delivered to Czechoslovakia the
following year. After brief service with the 4th slp
it was transferred to the 5th slp in June, 1972, at Pilsen-Line.
Here, it ew until May, 1991, when it was reassigned to the
2nd Squadron, 11th slp, ying out of Zatec. At this time, the right
side of the vertical n recieved the Knight logo of Eduard. The nose
of the plane carried the inscription ‘Lovec Tygru’ (Tiger Hunter), among
other small drawings and markings. The author of the artwork was technici-
an Lubos Habl. The inscription ‘Tiger Hunter’ and the bird of prey carrying
a tiger’s head in its talons was the result of ‘friendly’ sparring between
two units of the 11th slp. The 1st Squadron, 11th slp used tiger motivs
quite openly on their MiG-29s.