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| Hobby Master 1:72 HA0115 MIG-21MF "Polish Air Force" 9111, 3 ELT, Poznan-Kresiny, Poland, 2002 |
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| Scale: 1:72 |
Length: 8" |
Width: 3.75" |
Composition: Diecast |
SKU: HM-HA0115 |
Period: Vietnam |
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Historical: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "Balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; "Ołówek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "Én Bạc", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese.
Poland used only a small number of MiG-19s from 1959, in favour of the MiG-21 from 1963 onwards, which became its main supersonic fighter. This aircraft was used in numerous variants from MiG-21F-13, through MiG-21PF and MF to MiG-21bis. Later, the Polish Air Force received 37 MiG-23s (1979) and 12 MiG-29s (1989).
Approximately 60 countries across four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations seven decades after its maiden flight. It set aviation records, becoming the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and, previously, the longest production run of any combat aircraft.
Info: MIG-21MF "Polish Air Force" 9111, 3 ELT, Poznan-Kresiny, Poland, 2002
