| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "21 red" |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21S |
| C/n (msn): | 950ST15 |
| Operator Titles: | Soviet Union - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Byaroza / town [ Off-Airport ] |
| Country: | Belarus |
| Photo Date: | 2019 |
| Photo by: | Wim Sonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 773107 |
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The air base of Byaroza (Osovets) in today's Belarus was home of the 927 istrebitelnyy aviatsionnyy polk (927 iap) which deployed from here to Afghanistan in 1983-1984 with the MiG-21. The regiment and its MiG-29s were transferred to Belarusian control when the Soviet-Union broke-up in 1992. In town, this MiG-21S is preserved to commemorate the unit's deployment to Afghanistan. Ex bort 46 red. This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 January 2025, and has since been viewed 120 times. |