Aircraft Photo of 26112 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21R | Yugoslavia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #693370
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:26112
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21R
C/n (msn):94R01906
Operator Titles:Yugoslavia - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Zagreb - PlesoMap
Country:Croatia
Airport Codes:ICAO: LDZA   IATA: ZAG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:11 May 2024
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 693370
Photo Comment

Displayed during AIRVG24 (event is named after nearest town to Zagreb Airport, Velika Gorica), this aircraft is known as the "Rudijev MiG" as the Croatian pilot Rudolf Perešin defected from the Yugoslav Air Force to Klagenfurt, Austria on 25.10.91 in it. Perešin took off from Željava-Bihać airbase and after a photo reconnaissance mission over Slovenia, landed in Austria. It was returned to Croatia in 2019.

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

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