Volume 91 of the "Warpaint Series". The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, also known by its NATO codename "Fishbed", is undoubtedly a phenomenon in the field of military aviation - designed over 50 years ago, it remains in service even today. Just as the ubiquitous Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle, it was a successful product of the Soviet weapons design doctrine - simple, reliable and durable - built in large quantities and distributed throughout the world. Unsurprisingly, this has made the MiG-21 the most produced supersonic jet aircraft in the world with the longest combat aircraft production run in aviation history so far, reaching a total of 11,000+ examples delivered during full 28 years of series production that did not go on in the USSR alone, but also under licence in factories in the former Czechoslovakia and India.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Trendafilovski, V.
Title
MiG-21 Fishbed
Details
English text, paperback, many bw- and colour photos, some pages with scale drawings, large format. 124 pages.
