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Last MiG-21BIS Flight, 7 March 1998

 

MiG-21BIS, MG-119

MiG-21BIS (MG-119) before unveiling at Rissala AB, 7 March 1998

The last MiG-21BIS flight took place in Rissala AB on Saturday the 7th of March 1998. This marked the end of over thirty years of MiG operations in Finland.

Photos © Lassi Tolvanen

MG-138 taxies for the last MiG-21BIS flight in Finland

Capt Yrjö "Ylli" Rantamäki taxies for the last MiG-21BIS flight in Finland.

 

MG-138 in takeoff

MG-138 takeoff for the demonstration flight.

 

MG-138 landing at Rissala AB, 7 March 1998

It is over - last MiG-21BIS landing after the demo flight.

 

The pilot reports

The demo pilot reports to the commanders.

 

Check for more MiG-21 images from Jyrki Laukkanen's Pictures and Lassi Tolvanen's Pictures pages.

 

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