Aircraft Photo of U2146 / VH-XXI | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM | India - Air Force | AirHistory.net #666736
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"U2146"
Alternate Registration:VH-XXI
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
C/n (msn):516905011
Display Paint:India - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:ShellharbourMap
Region / Country:New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:ICAO: YSHL   IATA: WOL   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Airshows Downunder Shellharbour 2024
 
Photo Date:29 February 2024
Photo by:Phil Vabre
Photo ID: 666736
Photo Comment

Still looks pretty hot! This MiG 21 was operated by the Polish Air Force as 5011. In 1992 it was shipped to Australia and registered, appropriately, VH-XXI on 21 November that year. It flew for a while as a warbird in the mid 1990s before being retired to the Fighter World museum at RAAF Williamtown. It was struck off the Register in July 2006 and subsequently moved to the HARS collection.

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