MiG-23MF
As most other countries in the Warsaw Pact Bulgaria recieved the MiG-23MF Flogger interceptor. In October of 1978 the 18 IAP based at Dobroslavtsi near Sofia, received the first of twelve MFs. A number of those were lost in accidents. In 1996 a few received a limited upgrade enabling them to soldier on until their withdrawal in November 2002. Some BVVS MiG-23MFs carry a red bord-number instead of a white one.
Picture: MiG-23MF bord 675 on finals for Dobroslavtsi
Bulgarian MiG-23MF numbers
(serialnumbers are prefixed 03902)
|
linenumber
|
serialnumber
|
bord
|
delivery date
|
remarks
|
|
11413
|
13647
|
647
|
1978
|
Dobroslavtsi
|
|
11414?
|
13648
|
648
|
1978
|
crashed 01 July 1987
|
|
11415
|
13649
|
649
|
1978
|
Dobroslavtsi
|
|
11510
|
13665
|
665
|
1978
|
Dobroslavtsi
|
|
11511
|
13666
|
666
|
1978
|
Dobroslavtsi
|
|
11512
|
13670
|
670
|
1978
|
Krumovo Museum
|
|
11515
|
13671
|
671
|
1978
|
Dobroslavtsi
|
|
11513?
|
13674
|
674
|
1978
|
crashed 06 April 1990
|
|
11514
|
13675
|
675
|
1978
|
Dobroslavtsi
|
|
11710?
|
13865
|
865
|
1978
|
crashed 28 July 1984
|
|
11711
|
13870
|
870
|
1978
|
damaged 01 December 1981,
to Dolna Mitropolya
|
|
11712?
|
13871
|
871
|
1978
|
crashed 15 September 1983
|
©Robin Polderman 2002
Updated (withdrawal info) 19 February 2003
