Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed - Ottawa, ON (Legacy)
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This Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed was located inside the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM10ZV4
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/19/2019
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 NATO reporting name: "Fishbed" is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: Olówek, Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage.
Approximately 60 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations six decades after its maiden flight. It made aviation records, became 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 a combat aircraft.
The MiG-21 was the first successful Soviet aircraft combining fighter and interceptor characteristics in a single aircraft. It was a lightweight fighter, achieving Mach 2 with a relatively low-powered afterburning turbojet, and is thus comparable to the American Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter and the French Dassault Mirage III.
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The museum's MiG is in the markings of the Republic of Czechoslovakia Air Force.
From the website of the Aerial Visuals Airplane Dossier:
Airframe Family: Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed (NATO)
Latest Model: MiG-21MF-75
Last Military Serial: 4038 CEF
Construction Number: 96004038
Latest Owner or Location: Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario
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