Aircraft Photo of 17130 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis | Yugoslavia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #517015
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:17130
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):75061027
Operator Titles:Yugoslavia - Air Force
Location
City / Area:Turanj / Muzej Domovinskog Rata [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Croatia
 
Photo Date:5 November 2022
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 517015
Photo Comment

This MiG-21 was shot down by Croatian forces near Slunj in early October 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence, when operating from Željava AB on the border between Croatia and Bosnia. The wreck is now on display at the very interesting Homeland War Museum.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

It was added on 9 November 2022, and has since been viewed 906 times.


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