MiG 21 Fishbed – Egyptian Air Force
CFS Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21 Fishbed in Egyptian Air Force (EAF) Livery. The MiG-21 was used extensively in the Middle East conflicts of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by the air forces of Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The MiG-21 first encountered Israeli Mirage IIICs on 14 November 1964, but it wasn’t until 14 July 1966 that the first MiG-21 was shot down. Another six Syrian MiG-21s were shot down by Israeli Mirages on 7 April 1967. The MiG-21 would also face F-4 Phantom IIs and A-4 Skyhawks, but was later outclassed by the more modern F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, which were acquired by Israel beginning in the mid-1970s. I have included a damage profile for use with CFS1, with armament of GSh-23 twin barrelled 23mm cannon, rockets and bombs, and repainted as MiG 21 Fishbed Egyptian Air Force, tan/green/grey camouflaged. FS98 Aircraft Designer: Mike Hill. Egyptian’s textures, moving parts and damage profile: Edmundo Abad Dec. 2009 Also special thanks to Juan Concha & Roberto Ibarra, former FACH officers, by the great provided information for the development of this virtual model.
