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The MiG-21 was also used extensively in Middle Eastern conflicts of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by the Egyptian Air Force, Syrian Air Force and Iraqi Air Force. The MiG-21 first encountered Israeli Mirage III CJs on 14 November 1964, but it was not until 14 July 1966 that the first MiG-21 was shot down.
In 2014, Egypt delivered 7 MiG-21MFs to the Libyan National Army – Air Force. [21] On 6 March 2016, six more ex-Egyptian Air Force MiG-21MFs arrived at Gamal Abdel Nasser Air Base. [22] [23] Together with several other Libyan MiG-21s these are operated from Gamal Abdul Nasser air base near Tobruk and have been used extensively in combat ...
MiG-21 LanceR Romanian Air Force MiG-21 LanceR B Version for the Romanian Air Force upgraded by Elbit Systems of Israel and Aerostar SA of Romania, in 1995–2002. The LanceR A version is optimized for ground attack being able to deliver precision guided munitions of eastern and western origin as well as R-60, R-73 and Python 3 air-to-air missiles.
The mission of 4477th squadron was to train U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps pilots on the best ways to fight and win when encountering MiGs in aerial combat. During the first year 1,015 sorties were done and 372 Air Force and Navy pilots took the MiG experience at Tonopah. Each training course lasted 7 days on average and ...
Training personnel for what was now known as the "Korean People's Air Force Air Corps" was a major hurdle, with the Soviets reporting in May 1950 that of the 120 trained pilots, only 32 were combat qualified. [11] The only experienced pilots in North Korea before this were those who flew for the IJAAF. These pilots were however rejected by ...
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21: Soviet Union: Interceptor: MiG-21 Bison: 40 [13] Being phased out. [14] ... List of historical aircraft of the Indian Air Force; List of ...
Its goal was the acquisition of a Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, the most advanced Soviet fighter plane at that time. The operation began in mid-1963 and ended on August 16, 1966, when an Iraqi Air Force MiG-21, flown by the Iraqi Assyrian defector Munir Redfa, landed at an air base in Israel. Israel and the United States were able to ...
Due to financial constraints, being unable to purchase new fighers, the Romanian Air Force decided to invest in the upgrade of the MiG-21 fighters. Following a competition between several companies, the Israeli company Elbit was chosen, and the MiG-21M and MF/MF-75 versions were selected.