Tag: Mig21
How Iraq made its Air Force the second-largest operator of MiG-21s in the Middle East
The MiG-21 proved to be simple to maintain, and the Soviets delivered quickly
The MiG-21 acquisition was eventually warmly received by the air force: not...
Georgy Mosolov, a renowned Soviet test pilot who flew with the MiG-21 for the first time
On February 14, 1955, Colonel Georgy Mosolov made the first flight of the storied MiG-21 fighter prototype
Soviet test pilot Georgy Mosolov passed away in...
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