Operated by nine squadrons, the MiG-21 was the backbone of the Iraqi Air Force, or IrAF. The best units were equipped with the ultimate MiG-21bis-variant and the latest Soviet-made air-to-air ...

On Aug. 16, 1966, Operation Diamond resulted in what is usually described as the “defection” to Israel of an Iraqi air force MiG-21-pilot, Capt. Munir Redfa. Redfa took his MiG with him.

Tom Cooper writes in Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat: “Because of the formidable performance of the MiG-21s several nations, including Iraq, approached India for MiG-21 pilot training.

The MiG-21 will be a part of an exhibit telling the story of the Navy’s downing of two Iraqi Air Force MiG-21s by two F/A-18C Hornets from the USS Saratoga (CV 60) at the start of Operation ...

Several other air forces also commissioned it, including India, North Vietnam, and several Arab states like Egypt, Iraq, and Syria. So, let's go through the history of the MiG-21, the aircraft it ...

Iraq, Iran, lots of people fly them. They've been a main adversary or a potential adversary for the FA-18 for years." The MiG-21 will be re-assembled and restored by the Foundation. They hope to ...

Sanctions slapped on Iraq because of Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 would have made it impossible to bring the MIG-21 and MIG-23 jet fighters back while he was in power. "We discussed the ...

which brought to five the number of Bosnian Serb officials punished over the export of parts for Iraqi MIG-21 aircraft by the state-owned Orao factory. Earlier this month, the government assumed ...

Former Iraqi MiG-21 at the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim. This past Sunday marked 54 years since the conclusion of a remarkable tale known as Operation Diamond. During the Cold War ...

Just six days later, the first AIM-54 kill followed: Major Mohammad-Rez Attaie shot down an Iraqi MiG-21 while he was patrolling an area over which Iraqi reconnaissance aircraft had been ...