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NATO’s MiG-21

During the Cold War it was known as Mikoyan & Gurevich, hence MiG.

MiG 21, NATO reporting name Fishbed.

BULGARIA:

New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Andrew J. Moseley, 16JUL2015.

New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Andrew J. Moseley, 16JUL2015.

New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Andrew J. Moseley, 17JUL2015.

New Jersey Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Andrew J. Moseley, 17JUL2015.

Apparently 2015 was the last year that Bulgaria operated the MiG-21.

CROATIA: 

Minnesota Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sergeant Lynette Hoke, 05APR2019.

Minnesota Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sergeant Lynette Hoke, 05APR2019.

It is smaller than an F-16

Minnesota Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sergeant Lynette Hoke, 05APR2019.

Minnesota Air National Guard Photo by Technical Sergeant Lynette Hoke, 06APR2019.

Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia video of MiG 21s flying with French Rafales, 15MAR2022:

Croat MiG 21s with USAF Aviano Air Base F-16s on the Pleso/Zagreb Airport, 27MAR2022. Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia by T. Brandt.

Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, on 17MAY2022 a MiG 21 was assigned ‘Gate Guard’ duty for the 30th Anniversary of a flight by Colonel Ivica Ivandić.  This is a controversy in Croatia because there were other MiG 21s involved in that flight and those pilots were seemingly ignored:

ROMANIA, ‘Lancer’: 

2014

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant R.J. Biermann, 17APR2014.

2015

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Armando A. Schwier-Morales, 17MAR2015.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Joe W. McFadden, 16APR2015.

U.S. Army photo by Sergeant William A. Tanner, 22MAY2015.

U.S. Army photo by Sergeant William A. Tanner, 26MAY2015.

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Matthew Bruch, 23OCT2015.

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Matthew Bruch, 23OCT2015.

2016

18MAR2016, Canadian Forces photo by Master Seaman (Master Sailor) Steeve Picard.

2017

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jonathan Snyder, 29JUL2017.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jonathan Snyder, 29JUL2017.

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jonathan Snyder, 29JUL2017.

26SEP2017, Canadian Forces photo by Sergeant Daren Kraus.

2019

Romanian MiG 21s visited Serbia in October 2019. Photo via Ministry of Defence Republic of Serbia.

Ministry of Defence Republic of Serbia, 01OCT2019.

Ministry of Defence Republic of Serbia video, Romanian MiG 21s at the October 2019 International Air Exercise Air Solution meet:

28NOV2019. Canadian Forces photo by Leading Seaman (Sailor First Class) Erica Seymour.

28NOV2019. Canadian Forces photo by Leading Seaman (Sailor First Class) Erica Seymour.

NATO Channel video MiG-21 operations, cockpit view:

2022:

Romanian Ministry of National Defense video report from 04SEP2022, a pilot’s last flight in a MiG 21UB:

Ukraine Crisis: NATO forces Slovakia to suddenly retire its MiG 29s

More MiGs: HERITAGE SABER & MIG FIGHT IT OUT…OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?

INDIAN AIR POWER

MiG-21 adversary F-4 Phantom Two: PHINAL UN-MANNED PHANTOM PHLIGHT

SOVIET ERA TANKS NOW IN USE BY NATO: BULGARIAN T-72