So, what if you turned DDVC's...

...Into an Indonesian Air Force aircraft?

Changes to this aircraft as follows:

• Small paint changes to the aircraft's tail and cockpit canopy
• Replaced Soviet roundels with Indonesian roundels
• Added labels and decals (small change - 300th Air Wing badge added)
  

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "Balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; "Olowek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "En Bac", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese.

Croatian MiG-21BIS-D in flight. In November 2024, the last remaining MiG-21s (four fighters and two trainers) were retired.

Approximately 60 countries across four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations seven decades after its maiden flight. It set aviation records, becoming the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and, previously, the longest production run of any combat aircraft.

Operational History: Indonesia

Indonesian Air Force MiG-21 in the Yogyakarta Air Force Museum

The Indonesian Air Force purchased 22 MiG-21s. In 1962, 20 MiG-21F-13s and MiG-21Us were received during Operation Trikora in the Western New Guinea conflict. Indonesian MiG-21s never fought in any dogfights. Right after the U.S.-backed anti-communist forces took over the government, 13 Indonesian MiG-21s were delivered to the U.S. in exchange for T-33, UH-34D, and later, F-5 and OV-10 aircraft. All remaining MiG-21s were grounded and retired due to a lack of spare parts and the withdrawal of Soviet maintenance support.

The MiGs were added to the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron ("Red Eagles"), a USAF aggressor squadron at Tonopah Test Range.

Notes

• This aircraft was based on this livery, as seen below on this image.
  
  'MiG-21 Indonesia 1' by Claveworks
• Click here to see the original livery of this aircraft.