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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. A small, fast, agile, dependable and most importantly simple making it easy to turn out great numbers of the plane.

The Six Day War took place from June 5 to June 10 1967. The participants were an alliance of Arab countries consisting of Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq against Israel. Israel was aware of the build up of the neighboring Arab states armed forces and decided to launch a preemptive strike on June 5. Israel inflicted heavy losses on the Arab nations and captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan Heights and Jerusalem. A UN cease-fire was agreed to on June 10.

The MiG-21FL is a downgraded variant of the MiG-21PF and meant for the Third World market. It is has the lesser powerful R11F-300 engine. This variant also lacks the ability to carry RS-2US beam-riding missiles and has the basic version of the RP-21 radar. The FL has a wide chord fin as well as a brake chute fairing.

MiG-21FL 1965 type 77 F - Forsazh (Reheat) L - Lokator (Radar)

Engine - Tumansky R11F-300 Thrust - 38.3/56.4 kN dry/reheat Thrust - 8600/12680 lbf dry/reheat Armament No internal canon Center Pylon - 1 x PTB-490 Inboard hardpoints - 1 x K-13/R-3S, 1 x UB-16-57U, 1 x FAB-100/250 Avionics Radio - RSIU-5G IFF - SRO-1 ADF - ARK-10 RWR - SPO-2 Sirena-2 Gunsight - PKI Radar - R1L Transponder - SOD-57M Globus-2 Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA0190 MIG-21FL 5081, United Arab Republic Egyptian Air Force, Six-Day War, 1967