Strana 58
Cairo-West AB, United Arab Republic, 1967
s/n 22504, 204. LAP, Batajnica AB, Yugoslav Air Force, Yugoslavia, 1962
s/n 741924, AFS-31, East Germany Air Force, Preschen AB,
German Democratic Republic, 1978-1980
The MiG-21F-13 with fuselage number 5341
came from one of the first series of MiG-21F-13s
delivered to Egypt before the Six-Day War and
was one of 22 aircraft of this type that survived
the Arab-Israeli War in June 1967. After the war,
it was camouflaged using automotive paint. This
was applied around the black identification
stripes located on the rear of the fuselage and at
the wing tips. The auxiliary fuel tank was usually
left unpainted but bore the aircraft’s black serial
number (5341) on its side.
The MiG-21F-13 JRViPVO (Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo
i Protivvazdušna Odbrana) aircraft bore
registration numbers 22501 to 22541. The first
five of them were delivered in September 1962.
By the end of 1964, the rearmament of the
204 Fighter Regiment, consisting of three fighter
squadrons, each with 12 aircraft, was completed.
In August 1968, the Yugoslav Air Force had
38 MiG-21F-13 aircraft at its disposal. The last
flights were made in March 1980. The aircraft
were subsequently maintained until May 11, 1981,
when it was decided to decommission them.
During their service, the MiG-21F-13 aircraft
flew 23,559 hours and 15 minutes. A total of
17 were destroyed, with 11 pilots losing their
lives in various circumstances.
The MiG-21F-13 entered service with the East
Germany Air Force on May 4, 1962, when the
first one landed at Neuhardenberg Air Base.
A total of 76 aircraft of this type were delivered.
The MiG-21F-13 stayed in active service with
the NVA only until 1974, when it began to be
replaced by the more modern MiG-21PFM and
MiG-21SPS. The aircraft with the red fuselage
number 645 was part of Jagdgeschwader 3
(JG 3) and later JG 15. When it ended its service
with JG 15 in 1978, it served with AFS-31 and
TAFS-47 as a tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
The newly restored red 645 is currently on
display at the Luftwaffenmuseum at Berlin-
Gatow Airport.
KITS 11/2025
INFO Eduard58
November 2025