Aircraft Photo of C340 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis | Angola - Air Force | AirHistory.net #20276
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C340
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):N75096900
Operator Titles:Angola - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:SwartkopMap
Country:South Africa
Airport Codes:ICAO: FASK   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:South African Air Force Museum
 
Photo Date:24 September 2010
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 20276
Photo Comment

Posed here alongside a SAAF Mirage F1, a typical adversary from the wars fought by Angola since its independence in 1975, about 20 of the 100 or so Mig-21s delivered are thought still to be in service. Three are said to have fallen victim to the Mirages, but one was credited with shooting down an SAAF C-130 in 1986 - which did not actually happen

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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