Rare MiG-21S version at Lida airport

The 911th Fighter-Bomber Air Regiment replaced the old MiG-17 Fresco-A type in 1975 with the rare MiG-21S Fishbed-J version. The 684th and 927 Fighter Air Regiments handed over these fighters. In the 911th regiment, the MiG-21S Fishbed-J was used as a fighter-bomber, armed with GP-9 gun pod, unguided rockets, bombs and nuclear weapons.

At the end of the seventies, the MiG-21S were painted camouflage. The rare model was replaced by MiG-27s between 1981 and 1982 at 911st Fighter-Bomber Air Regiment in Lida airport. After this, the MiG-21S were transferred to training units.

Photos: Gregor Burak

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