Photos Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed

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An East German MiG-21PF, modified to carry 4 R-3S missiles.

 

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A Polish MiG-21PFM modified in the same way.

 

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Albania received twelve J-7s from China in 1969, and used them until 2004. Only two were lost in accident. They were close copy of the MiG-21F-13, with the capacity to carry PL-2 (R-3S) IR missile.
They are often uncorrectly called F-7A, but F-7A was the designation of some for Egypt, with two cannons and a drag chute on the tailfin.

 

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Two Egyptian F-7A.

 

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Some more pics of the Albanian J-7 :

 

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed' and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 'Farmer' in South Korean markings (defection aircraft) with USAF F-4E Phantom II taking off in background.

 

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Wow !!! Where did you find this picture, @Kadir93 !!! I've never seen that before !!!

 

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Wow !!! Where did you find this picture, @Kadir93 !!! I've never seen that before !!!

From the facebook.

 

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed' and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 'Farmer' in South Korean markings (defection aircraft) with USAF F-4E Phantom II taking off in background.

Otherwise, they're a Chengdu J-7I, recognizable by its left cannon (which the MiG-21F-13 doesn't have) and a J-6C, with a braking parachute at the base of the tailfin. (which MiG-19 doesn't have)

 

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Soviet MiG-21bis of 115th GIAP at Bagram (1982)

 

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An Iraqi F-7M, wearing two id number, 1607 & 6578, abandoned, peharps at Al Assad, in ~2003.

 

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Some very nice pics of Iranian F-7N, probalby in China before delivery. (1980s)

 

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Some pics of the beautifull Nigerian F-7Ni, that seems to be used for interception and attack missions.

 

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A gorgeous photo of an Egyptian F-7IIC over the Red sea.
The F-7s (F-7A & F-7IIC) are retired from service in Egypt since the 2010s.

 

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Some North Korean J-7Is.
Forty late production J-7Is have been provided to NK, they hve two cannons, (MiG-21F-13 only have one) but no drag-chute at the base of the tailfin. They were still in service in 2014.

 

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