Military Aircraft of Eastern Europe (1): Fighters & Interceptors (Repost)

This is the first of a set of four photo-books, in which I shall present all types of military air­craft of East European Countries, particularly the Soviet aircraft. The first book will include the fighters and interceptors, the successive books will be devoted to strike aircraft such as bombers and attack planes, afterwards the helicopters will be discussed and finally the recon­naissance aircraft, AWACS, training planes etc. It was not my intention to present a bare set of photos. Therefore the captions can be read as a separate story containing the development, application, versions and characteristics of aircraft. The greatest attention will be paid to the essential features of a military aircraft i.e. the combat potential and weapon. The individual types of aircraft will be presented in historical succession, from, living through its last days, MiG-21 Fishbed up to the aircraft which are now being developed without any certainty to be used in the future in armed forces. Not long ago, the air forces of East Europe, enclosed in rigid frames of Warsaw Pact, were equipped mainly with Soviet aircraft. Only some light aircraft were of Czechoslovakian, Polish or Romanian design, We are now witnessing the quick changes, From 1 April 1991 on, the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist and late non-Soviet members are looking for the Western aircraft. There is no more GDR. The firm structure of Soviet Union has disintegrated and we will see the separate air forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Therefore this booklet is a frozen picture of the last days of old East Europe. I would like to thank all institutions and persons who helped in providing photos or informa­tion for this book. Also many thanks to all friends.

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