MiG MiG-21/J-7 Fishbed/Mongol | 5121

Operator: 921-й ИАП
Aircraft model: MiG-21MF

This MiG-21MF was in service with the 921st Sao Do at the time. The aircraft went on to serve during the Operation Linebacker II, in December 1972, and is said to have been the mount of Phanm Tuan, when he claimed a kill against a USAF B-52D, on 27 December. This kill was never confirmed, however, as the USAF never lost a B-52 on that day. Nevertheless, the plane was subsequently seen displaying eight kill markings, apparently a sign of the number of claims by several Vietnamese pilots who flew it. Pham Tuan, on the other side, went on to become the first Vietnamese in the space.

Aircraft model

MiG-21/J-7 "Fishbed/Mongol"

Operator

Icon_32_55 North Vietnam | Military