MiG-21bis
The 'ultimate' Fishbed variant, the MiG-21bis-SAU, was delivered to Bulgaria in December 1983. The 19 IAP at Graf Ignatievo received two squadrons (30 aircraft) to replace older Fishbed types. In 1985 six secondhand Fishbeds were received from the Soviet Union. Another 36 MiG-21bis (with Lasur-system) were transferred free of charge from the Soviet airforce in 1990. The original aircraft carry three-digit bortnumbers. The examples received in 1990 were split evenly between Balchik (two-digit bortnumbers between 80 and 97) and Uzundzhovo (three-digit bortnumbers starting with 5). In its almost twenty-year career with the BVVS only two aircraft (one 'original' and one ex-Soviet) were lost with the loss of one pilot.
Picture: bord 240 is one of the 'originals'.
Bulgarian AF MiG-21bis numbers
Note: on paper (not on the aircraft itself) the s/n is prefixed 750 (or 75O?)
|
serialnumber
|
bord
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delivery date
|
remarks
|
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01041
|
80
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
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03008
|
86
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
03013
|
513
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
03025
|
525
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Sofia-Boyana
|
|
03061
|
561
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
03092
|
81
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
03117
|
82
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
06258
|
558
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
07003
|
503
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
07023
|
523
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
07030
|
530
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
07420
|
520
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
08059
|
559
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
11350
|
550
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
12409
|
509
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
14898
|
87
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
14904
|
88
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
16609
|
516
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
17009
|
517
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
17715
|
515
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
17953
|
553
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
19901
|
501
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Sofia Mil. Academy
|
|
19927
|
83
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
24027
|
027
|
1985
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
27102
|
102
|
1985
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
28727
|
727
|
1985
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
28850
|
850
|
1985
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
28903
|
903
|
1985
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
29947
|
947
|
1985
|
ex VVS, Korten
|
|
33127
|
502
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo (ex-84)
|
|
34645
|
545
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
34681
|
95
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
34730
|
89
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
34745
|
96
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
44702
|
84
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich (ex-502)
|
|
53407
|
92
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
53569
|
93
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
54147
|
85
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
80601
|
94
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
80614
|
90
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Graf Ignatievo
|
|
80645
|
91
|
1990
|
ex VVS, Dobrich
|
|
94013
|
013
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94025
|
025
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94045
|
045
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94088
|
088
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94101
|
101
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94114
|
114
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94119
|
119
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94127
|
127
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94240
|
240
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94243
|
243
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo/TEREM
|
|
94249
|
249
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94254
|
254
|
1983
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94261
|
261
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94277
|
277
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94294
|
294
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94302
|
302
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94317
|
317
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94324
|
324
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94345
|
345
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94358
|
358
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94362
|
362
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94365
|
365
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94370
|
370
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94383
|
383
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94388
|
388
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94392
|
392
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94399
|
399
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94401
|
401
|
1984
|
crashed 1990
|
|
94407
|
407
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
94413
|
413
|
1984
|
Graf Ignatievo
|
|
?????
|
97
|
1990
|
ex VVS, crashed 28 December
1994
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