Kraków 2011-08-31
Tally
188b Section 1964-04-14.
OKB Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-21 PF in Poland.
MiG-21 PF type 76 – the first delivery to Poland on April 14, 1964. There were 4 planes. On October 26, 1964. another two MiG-21 PF aircraft were delivered. By the end of 1964 a total of 21 (other sources quote 17) items were delivered. The planes were built at the Gorki plant. In total, Poland received 85 (other sources indicate 84). Deliveries were completed in 1966.
1 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0607/760607 – delivered on 14.04.1964 Initially nb two-digit then three-digit.
2 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0608/760608 – delivered on 14.04.1964. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Bydgoszcz.
3 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0610/760610 – delivered on 14.04.1964. Exploited in the 10th PLM Łask. On January 15, 1990 scrapped as part of a unilateral arms reduction.
4 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0612/760612 – delivered on 14.04.1964.
5 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0613/760613 – delivered on 26.10.1964.
6 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0614/760614 – delivered on 26.10.1964.
7 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0615/760615 – delivered in November 1964. Used in 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. After serving as an exhibit at the Polish Army Museum (2005-2009).
8 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0701/760701 – delivered November 1964.
9 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0702/760702 – delivered November 1964. In 1. PLM in Minsk Mazowiecki. On January 15, 1990 Scrapped within the framework of unilateral arms reduction in Łask 10. PLM.
10 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0703/760703 – delivered November 1964. After leaving the service, he remained as an exhibit in Łask.
11 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0704/760704 – delivered November 1964. Used in 62. PLM Krzesiny. Broken. On August 14, 1978. the accident was MiG-21 PF nb 0704 No. 760704 with 62 PLM. The pilot survived.
12 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0705/760705 – delivered November 1964.
13 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0901/760901, 0716/760716 (?) – delivered December 1964. Used in 34 PLM Babich Doły. After termination of service, as an exhibit nb 0716 in Babie Doły (2005, 2009).
14 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0902/760902 – delivered December 1964.
15 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0903/760903 – delivered December 1964.
16 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0905/760905 – delivered December 1964 In stock 40. PLM. Broken. On 11.05.1971 MiG-21 PF nb 0905 No. 760905 collided with the MiG-21 U nb 1219 aircraft at the 40th PLM airport in Świdnica.
17 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0906/760906 – delivered December 1964.
18 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1606/761606 – delivered December 1964.
19 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 0907/760907 – delivered December 1964 Initially nb 907. After leaving the service he went to Bydgoszcz (1997) then to the collector Buk near Poznań (2008).
20 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1506/761506 – delivered December 1964. On delivery 1. PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. From April 1968. in stock 10. PLM in Łask.
21 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1607/761607 – delivered December 1964.
22 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1608/761608 – delivered December 1964. In stock 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. From April 1968. in stock 10 PLM in Łask. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in the town of Glinianka (2006).
23 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1610/761610 – delivered 1965. In stock 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. From April 1968. in stock 10 PLM in Łask.
24 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1611/761611 – delivered 1965.
25 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1612/761612 – delivered 1965.
26 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1613/761613 – delivered 1965.
27 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1614/761614 – delivered 1965. In stock 1 PLM Minsk Mazowiecki. From April 1968. in stock 10 PLM in Łask.
28 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1615/761615 – delivered 1965. Used in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie.
29 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1702/761702 – delivered 1965. Probably used in 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Lublinek (1998-2010). In 2011, he was transferred to the museum in Dęblin.
30 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1703/761703 – delivered 1965. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Lublinek (1998-2010). In 2011, it was transferred to the museum in Dęblin.
31 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1704/761704 – delivered 1965. Used 39 PLM Mierzęcice.
32 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1705/761705 – delivered 1965. Used in 62 PLM Krzesiny. Broken. On March 22, 1979 the accident was MiG-21 PF nb 1705 No. 761705 with 62 PLM. The pilot survived.
33 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1706/761706 – delivered 1965. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Garedorf, Austria (2001 – 2008).
34 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1707/761707 – delivered 1965.
35 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1708/761708 – delivered 1965. In stock 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. From April 1968. in stock 10 PLM in Łask.
36 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1709/761709 – delivered 1965.
37 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1710/761710 – delivered 1965.
38 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1711/761711 – delivered 1965. On February 23, 1966. (February 23, 1986) was the accident of MiG-21 PF nb 1711 No. 761711 with 62 PLM.
39 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1712/761712 – delivered 1965. In stock 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. From April 1968. in stock 10 PLM in Łask. On April 2, 1970. the accident was the MiG-21 PF with 10 PLM near Szydłowiec. Lieutenant pilot Wiesław Bolek survived (died).
40 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1713/761713 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin.
41 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1714/761714 – delivered 1965.
42 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1715/761715 – delivered 1965.
43 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1801/761801 – delivered on 6/04/1965 From 6/04/1965 in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie, 10 PLM Łask. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Łask (2004).
44 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1802/761802 – delivered on 6/04/1965. From 6/04/1965 in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie, and then in 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. Later, as an exhibit at the Katyn Museum in Warsaw (2003-2008).
45 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1803/761803 – delivered on 6/04/1965. From 6/04/1965 in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. On August 12, 1975 lost, and unable to continue operation.
46 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1804/761804 – delivered on 6/04/1965. From 6/04/1965 in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. Then in Starachowice in 11 PLM.
47 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1805/761805 – delivered on 6/04/1965 From 6/04/1965 in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie.
48 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1806/761806 – delivered on 6/04/1965 From 6/04/1965 in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. Then in Starachowice in 11 PLM.
49 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1807/761807 – delivered on 6/04/1965 From 6/04/1965 in 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Oleśnica. In 2011, he was transferred to the museum in Dęblin.
50 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1808/761808 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. Then in 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. After leaving the service, as a private one in Gdańsk (2003).
51 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1809/761809 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. Then in 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Lublinek (1998-2010). In 2011, he was transferred to the museum in Dęblin.
52 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1810/761810 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin.
53 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1811/761811 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. After leaving the service, he went to private hands in the United States, California, nb N21PF (2005-2006).
54 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1812/761812 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin.
55 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1813/761813 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. Then in 34 PLM Babie Doły (1977). After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Mierzęcice (2006). From 2015, no further fate is known.
56 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1814/761814 – delivered on 16.05.1965. From 16.05.1965. in stock 41 PLM in Malbork.
57 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1815/761815/1974 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Słupsk from nb 1974.
58 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1901/761901 – delivered on 10.07.1965. From 10.07.1965. in stock 41 PLM in Malbork. Then in 1 PLM Mińsk Mazowiecki. After leaving the service, he went to the museum in Czyżyny (2002 – 2019).
59 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1902/761902 – delivered on 10.07.1965. From 10.07.1965. in stock 41 PLM in Malbork.
60 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1903/761903 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin.
61 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1904/761904 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin.
62 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1910/761910 – delivered 1965. After leaving the service, handed over to the museum in Czyżyny.
63 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1911/761911 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. 64 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 1913/761913 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. After leaving the service and Chorzów.
65 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2002/762002 – delivered 1965. Internally damaged and unable to fly in 1975. As a private in Buk near Poznań (2004).
66 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2003/762003 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. He belonged to a group of fighters cut into scrap metal in 1990. As part of arms reduction, in Łask in 10 PLM.
67 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2004/762004 – delivered Czerwice 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin. After leaving the service, handed over to the museum in Czyżyny (2002-2019).
68 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2005/762005 – delivered June 1965. From June 1965 in stock 40 PLM in Świdwin.
69 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2006/762006 – delivered on 6 August 1965. From August 6, 1965. in stock 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. Then in 10 PLM Graces. On January 15, 1990 scrapped as part of a unilateral arms reduction.
70 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2007/762007 – delivered on 6 August 1965. From August 6, 1965. in stock 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie.
71 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2008/762008 – delivered on 6 August 1965. From August 6, 1965. in stock 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. On April 17, 1967. the accident was MiG-21 PF nb 2008 No. 762008 with 26 PLM in Zegrze Pomorskie. Pilot lieutenant Czesław Rawski was killed. Around the village of Racibórz Polanowski. The plane collided with the ground. The cause has not been established.
72 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2009/762009 – delivered on 6 August 1965. From August 6, 1965. in stock 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. Then in 10 PLM Graces. After serving in Czyżyny as a wreck (2009).
73 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2010/762010 – delivered on 6 August 1965. From August 6, 1965. in stock 26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie.
74 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2401/762401 – delivered 1965. After leaving the service, as an exhibit in Skarżysko (1998 to 2004).
75 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2402/762402 – delivered 1965. 10 PLM Graces. After leaving the service in Bydgoszcz (1997).
76 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2403/762403 – delivered 1965. Used in 62 PLM. Used in 1 PLM. Crashed on January 22, 1968. Pilot lieutenant Walety Ziętek survived. Around the village of Zasiadły.
77 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2404/762404 – delivered 1965.
78 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2405/762405 – delivered 1965. Used in 1 PLM. Crashed on 30.06.1966.
79 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2406/762406 – delivered 1965. After leaving the service, he went to the USA (New York).
80 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2407/762407 – delivered 1965.
81 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2408/762408 – delivered 1965.
82 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2409/762409 – delivered 1965. On August 2, 1979 the accident was MiG-21 PF nb 2409 No. 762409 with 11 PLM. The pilot survived.
83 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2410/762410 – delivered 1965. After leaving the service, he came to the USA with N21 NF.
84 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2411/762411 – delivered 1965.
85 MiG-21 PF type 76 nb 2412/762412 – delivered 1965. On January 28, 1967. the accident was MiG-21 PF from 41 PLM in Malbork. Pilot lieutenant Sławomir Szczawiński survived. Malbork airport.
The accidents.
On September 28, 1967. the accident was MiG-21 PF with 26 PLM. Lieutenant pilot Mieczysław Brańka was killed. Around the village of Mostowo. The accident happened during night flights under normal atmospheric conditions, during landing. The causes of the disaster have not been established.
On November 9, 1970 the accident was the MiG-21 PF with 1 PLM near Pęcław. Pilot lieutenant Wiktor Panczyj survived (died).
On May 6, 1971. the accident was MiG-21 PF (PFM) with 34 PLM at the airport in Mierzęcice. Major Pilot Alfred Grzechulski survived (died).
On March 22, 1979 the accident was the MiG-21 PF with 10 PLM over the training ground Nowa Dęba. Pilot captain Walenty Giegiel (survived-killed).
On July 9, 1981. the accident was the MiG-21 PF with 1 PLM near Drążewo. Pilot lieutenant Krzysztof Czerwiński was killed.
On February 18, 1984 the accident was the MiG-21 PF with 1 PLM near Kolonia Czarno. Pilot captain Jerzy Moryc survived (died).
On May 21, 1985 the accident was MiG-21 PF with 1 PLM at the airport in Minsk Mazowiecki. Pilot lieutenant Stanisław Lubojański survived (died).
They served in the army until 1989, when the last 39 units were removed from the state as part of arms reduction.
MiG-21 PF were used in the following battle regiments:
Introduction 1964-1966
62 PLM Krzesiny.
CSL Modlin.
1 PLM "Warsaw" Mińsk Mazowiecki.
3 PLM Wrocław.
10 PLM Łask.
13 PLM Łęczyca.
26 PLM Zegrze Pomorskie.
34 PLM-MW Babie Doły.
39 PLM Mierzęcice.
40 PLM-LO Świdwin until 1971, when the hunting regiment becomes a fighter-assault regime and disposes of all its MiG-21s.
41 PLM-LO Malbork until 1966.
4/2 PLM Goleniów.
End of operation 1989.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman