MiG-21 Fishbed - A Short History
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2020-09-07

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (designated Fishbed by NATO) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft. It was developed in the Soviet Union in the 1950's and has been used by more than 60 countries, and is still in use today.

WHAT TO WATCH NEXT: 
MiG-25 Foxbat- A Short History: https://youtu.be/mG6EdgkWl4A

SOURCES:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21_variants, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - small portions used, the text has been remixed and shortened

MEDIA:
Various images in the Public Domain. Some video by the author.
"MiG-21bis Polish Navy (24034846759).jpg" by Rob Schleiffert, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MiG-21bis_Polish_Navy_(24034846759).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) - ALSO USED FOR THUMBNAIL
"Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F-13 ‘809’ (18768102364).jpg" by Alan Wilson, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21F-13_%E2%80%98809%E2%80%99_(18768102364).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
"Mig 21pf (5781194117).jpg" by David Merrett, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mig_21pf_(5781194117).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en)
"MIG-21 MF.JPG" by Paul Hermans, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MIG-21_MF.JPG, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"Vietnam People's Air Force MIG-21 (4324).jpg" by Grenouille vert, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnam_People%27s_Air_Force_MIG-21_(4324).jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"N7238T (3036) MiG-21 Startup and Taxi Hillsboro Airport (HIO)" by 
PDX Aviation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa8Imb_K83Y, License CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"[4K] (RIAT 2019) Romanian MiG-21 LanceR “C” Display" by The Mighty Spotter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx6B-sqIvxg, License CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
"Take off and Landing of CAS sortie on MiG-21 on 13 Aug 20" by ADU Media, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-WGISoFp5g, License CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
THUMBNAIL: "The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 F94 "Fishbed" numbered as 5020 owned by the 921st fighter regiment. Some aces of Vietnam People's Air Force drove this aircraft." by Robert Sullivan, https://flickr.com/photos/my_public_domain_photos/14852841074/, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)

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