This is my Academy MiG-21 PF
converted to PFM version. I used LiftHere decals, Black Box cockpit, CMK
wheels and
some parts from Verlinden MiG-21 PF
update set (mainly cockpit parts). The kit went together very well.
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Yugoslavia was the
second country in the world after the Soviet Union that equipped their Air Force
with MiG-21s. The first examples of MiG-21F-13 were delivered in
1962. The PFM version was the second generation of MiG-21 and had some
limited all weather capabilities. Delivery of MiG-21 PFM started in 1968
and YAF received 36 machines. All aircraft were delivered unpainted, but
after their first major overhaul, they were painted in silver and sprayed with
special clear lacquer to minimize drag.
Only a few examples were painted in experimental
camouflage colours and my model represents one of them. It is MiG-21 PFM,
No 22719/719, 117 Fighter Regiment, Bihac AF Base in mid '70.
The last of Yugoslav MiG-21 PFMs were retired in 1994, after 27 years of
service. Yugoslav MiGs flew right next to Sabres and Thunderjets in the
YAF and it was a precedent in the Cold War world.
Miroslav
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