1972 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

The MiG-21 Fishbed is a swept-wing fighter aircraft from the Soviet Union. It was first introduced in 1959 and is still in service with some nations today. The MiG-21 was one of the first successful supersonic jet fighters and set the standard for many generations of fighters to come. It was used extensively in the Vietnam War and other conflicts, and was produced in large numbers by the Soviet Union and its allies.