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Thanks a lot for the two MiG-21 photos. From the details in the color scheme I could identify these were the two on QRA some weeks ago when I visited Graf!Key wrote: @ Graf I.: mission accomplished!
Key wrote:Wanted this!
Whoopee !!! This shot alone would be worth the entire trip for me. 
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Make that (at least) six airworthy examples! Three weeks ago we saw 114, 243 and 36 flying (the latter is the only double seater). Two aircraft were on QRA, which later turned out to be 358 and 392 (flying at the airshow). That makes five Apart from those five, 340 was a spare aircraft during our stay. First it was parked on the flightline, later it became the QRA spare. Also, 427 (in maintenance) and 294 were seen in pretty good condition, but of course I can't say if these are or will become airworthy. We were told the MiG-21 will be retired between December 2010 and April 2011, a final date has not been set..Key wrote: About the MiG-21, Anton told us five remain flying today: four singles and one dual. Without the latter, the others would be grounded in no-time.
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