The first “21s” with the Polish Air Force were the MiG-21 F-13 with a single cannon and ability to carry air-to-air guided missiles. Then the PF version came into service, with a better engine ...

Eight of them were assigned by the Syrian Air Force to fly MiG-21 F-13. By April 1974, Israel and Syria still hadn't reached a ceasefire, but instead kept fighting a low-intensity conflict.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union operated thousands of MiG-21 fighter jets. Since MiG-21s were fast, cheap, and capable of both fighter and ground attack missions, it was inevitable that ...