Diecast Aircraft Information

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The Polish Air Force began using MiG-21Rs in 1968. Over the next 4 years they would receive
36 of these recon variants of the MiG-21. The main unit was the 32nd Tactical Reconnaissance
Aviation Regiment (32 Pułk Lotnictwa Rozpoznania Taktycznego) located at Sochaczew flew
these aircraft from 1972 until they were disbanded in 1997. The aircraft were stripped of any
recce equipment and re-armed and served as second–string fighters until late 2000 when they
were finally removed from service.

The MiG-21R Fishbed H was third generation aircraft used as a tactical reconnaissance fighter.
MiG-21R was equipped with a reconnaissance pod mounted on the fuselage centerline and
radar warning receiver electronic countermeasures jamming pods mounted on the wingtips. Wing
pylons could carry more recce equipments like Soviet type D and R containers and Polish Saturn
photo containers. The four hard-points under the wings could carry also missiles, bombs, rocket
launchers and fuel drop tanks. Polish Air Force had total 36 recce MiG-21Rs in service during
1968-2003 and only one was lost in 1987. Poland had total 581 MiG-21s in service. All MiG-
21Rs served with 32. Pulk Lotnictwa Rozpoznania Taktycznego (PLRT).
Information can be found at http://www.saunalahti.fi/cabpilot/32plrt.htm

A Polish MiG-21R of 32nd Tactical Reconnaissance Regiment (32.PLRT) can be seen at the
Crakow Aviation Museum.

MiG-21R specifications

Center Pylon
1x PTB-490/PTB-800 800L drop tank
1x PTB-490/PTB-800 800L drop tank
Type D daylight PHOTINT pod
Type N nighttime PHOTINT pod
Type R ELINT pod
Type T TV pod
SPRD-99 JATO booster
JATO is an acronym for Jet Assisted Take Off. The term is used interchangeably with the term
RATO, for Rocket-Assisted Take Off. It is a system for helping overloaded aircraft into the air by
providing additional thrust in the form of small rockets... JATO booster

Inboard Pylons (per hard-point)
1x R-3S
1x RS-2-US
1x UB-16-57UM
1x S-24
1x FAB-100/250/500/OFAB-100
1x ZB-500 napalm tank
1x Kh-66

Outboard Pylons (per hard-point)
1x PTB-490
1x UB-16-57UM
1x FAB-100/250/OFAB-100
1x S-24

Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA0145
MiG 21R Polish AF
32nd Tactical Recce Regiment, Sochaczew AFB 1992

True 1/72 scale
Professionally painted
Great attention to detail
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied)
Option to display the model on a stand that is provided
Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions
Loads of optional armament has been provided
Canopy can be displayed open or closed
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic
Highly collectable

The Mig-21 was originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union
with a NATO nickname “Fishbed”. No other jet has had as many planes produced as the Mig-21.
Depending on the reference source 8,000 – 13,000 planes of all versions were made in the
Soviet Union, under license to allied countries and China without license. At the time of its
introduction into the Soviet Air Force service in 1959, it was exactly what they wanted. A small,
fast, agile, dependable and most importantly simple making it easy to turn out great numbers of
the plane. The skies of Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America seemed to be filled with
thousands of the Mig-21. Because of its relatively low cost since it was heavily subsidized by the
Soviets, it became the plane of choice for many third world countries.
Taking this into account this plane this plane has seen more wars then any other modern day jet.
The Mig-21 was used in front line service for over 30 years equaling that of the McDonnell
Douglas F-4 Phantom II. There were 5 generations of the plane in many versions and each
generation brought with it great improvements over its predecessors.

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