MiG-21UM @ SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Fighter World Museum, Williamstown, NSW, Australia - 26-2-2011


I heard about this museum when I was a student in NSW back in the 80s - 90s. However, I was just too lazy to drop by as the venue is off the main roads and 2 hours drive from Sydney. This year, I decided to see the museum on the way to seaside resort The Entrance, for fishing with my family. Not easy to locate. You need a GPS to find this place which is near the RAAF's Williamstown AB!

Here to see a MiG-21 UM (double seater), a exchange gift from the Indian Air Force to RAAF, for a Mirage IIIEO. This MiG-21UM is very well preserved in the very pack hangar.

Worth the trip to see this unique bird.

Here is the FighterWorld Museum (RAAF)

An Indian Air Force's MiG-21UM in a sardine pack hangar.

A thumb-up for a lucky me to be next to a MiG-21UM

A good comparison of the MiG-21 vs Mirage III

The cockpit interior of the MiG-21UM

The backside part of the MiG21UM. A big black hole!

MY 1ST CONTACT WITH A MiG-21 @ PARIS

PARIS AIR MUSEE, PARIS.  3-01-2011.

When I visited the Paris Air Musee, I did not expect to see a MiG-21.
I expected only France designed aircrafts.
Even their website didn't say anything about a MiG-21
When I was walking around the tarmac (I was the only visitor in this crazy cold weather in Paris), I was shocked to see a MiG-21 F13 from Czech.
So excited, I climbed over the 5' fence to be near my baby and kiss the first MiG-21 I ever encountered in my life! Wowla...

Behind the fence. Not for long before I decided to climb over it.

Here you are, my 1st encountered with a MiG-21 in Paris.

MiG-21 F13 from Czech Air Force - a donation to the Paris Air Musee

See anybody on the tarmac?