Another country that still flies the MiG-21, unsurprisingly, is Cuba, which reportedly retains a fleet of 12. Below me is downtown Havana. [Image courtesy Patrick Chovanec] The first MiG-21s were ...

The Russian-designed Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: “Fishbed”) interceptor was an aircraft that challenged ...

The MiG-21 had no official Russian identifier ... Today, 18 countries still operate this warbird, including Cuba and North Korea, not to mention NATO allies Croatia and Romania.

The MiG-21 jet continues to be a mainstay despite its age and macabre nickname of "Flying Coffin." One compelling aspect of a disinclination to fly, of course, is the fear of a crash. While flying ...

In the history of aerial combat, the MiG-21 commands an illustrious history that falls in the same legacy pages as the ubiquitous AK-47 rifles. Introduced back in 1955, the MiG-21 was known for ...

The mass exodus from Cuba took an unusual twist Friday ... Orestes Lorenzo flew a MIG-21 into Boca Chica Naval Air Station, near Key West. Two years later in 1993, Capt. Enio Ravelo Rodriguez ...

The legendary Russian-origin MiG-21 jets are set to participate for the last time at the annual Air Force Day parade on October 8, with the IAF rolling out the process to phase out the remaining ...