Eastern Order of Battle

Libyan National Army Air Force - LNA Air Force

Another early MiG-21bis - Built before 1975, it was operated by the USSR. - After it was transferred to South Yemen in 80s. - Captured by North Yemeni forces in 1994. - A second overhaul in Ukraine after 00s. Abandoned at Al-Anad Air Base in Yemen during the second half of 2010s

A late-production Soviet MiG-21bis at Mary-1 Air Base with technical crew. These aircraft operated in the "aggressor" role out of Mary-1 until 1988, maintaining their factory-standard Soviet air superiority gray livery throughout their service.

A very early-production, ex-Soviet MiG-21bis manufactured in 1972. It was transferred to Bulgaria in 1990, joining the 15th Fighter Aviation Regiment. Interestingly, it is equipped with the antennas of both the legacy SRO-2 and the new Parol IFF systems. Bulgarian MiG-21bis

A four-part history of the Soviet Far Eastern 404th Fighter Aviation Regiment. Part Two: MiG-23M at Orlovka airfield. easternorbat.com/wp_frontal_… Photo: The MiG-23 aircraft with BD3-66-23N rack for the RN-28 tactical nuclear bomb pylon.

A four-part history of the Soviet Far Eastern 404th Fighter Aviation Regiment. Part Three: MiG-23M at Orlovka airfields easternorbat.com/wp_frontal_…

In the late 1990s, Belarus delivered 12 MiG-23MLD and at least five MiG-23UB to Angola. Based on serial numbers, these airframes originated from Russia. The Russian Air Defense retired this platform in 1998, with these decommissioned units being transferred to Angola via Belarus.

A four-part history of the Soviet Far Eastern 404th Fighter Aviation Regiment. Part Two: easternorbat.com/wp_frontal_…

A four-part history of the Soviet Far Eastern 404th Fighter Aviation Regiment. Part One: easternorbat.com/wp_frontal_…

Early Su-7 tactical fighters at the Vozdvizhenka airfield between 1959 and 1966: easternorbat.com/wp_frontal_…

Over the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant in 2015. This facility produced the Su-7, Su-17/20/22, and Su-27/30/33/35 variants.

277th Bomber Aviation Regiment Russian Far East

We are launching a series on the orders of battle, aviation units, and tactical aircraft types of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District's 1st Special Far Eastern Tactical Air Army during the 1960s and 1970s. New reco. aviation units in the Far East: easternorbat.com/wp_frontal_…

Ethiopian MiG-21R (second-hand Soviet aircraft) preserved as a monument at Harar Meda / Debre Zeit Air Base, with MiG-21bis camouflage scheme and tactical numbers. The original Ethiopian MiG-21bis '1083' was shot down during the air strike on Asmara airport in June 1998.

Su-24M logo

We are launching a series on the orders of battle, aviation units, and tactical aircraft types of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District's 1st Special Far Eastern Tactical Air Army during the 1960s and 1970s. Soviet 1st Special Air Army in 1968: easternorbat.com/wp_frontal_…