Hobby Master HA5301 MIG-23MF Yellow 49 787th IAP Eberswalde Finow AB Brandenburg East Germany 1970's 1/72

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>In the 1960’s the Soviet military required a replacement for the MiG-21 that could compete with
the USAF F-14 Tomcat. It had to be very fast, rapid acceleration, carry a larger payload, capable
of a high service ceiling, long range and beyond visual range intercept capabilities. The project
was given to the Mikoyan- Gurevich Design Bureau that produced the Model 23-11 that first flew
on June 10, 1967. Production began in 1969 and eventually completed over 5,000 swing-wing
MiG-23s. A ground-attack variant was also produced, the MiG-27.


In 1970 the Soviet Air Force 787th IAP (Istrebitelniy Aviatsionniy Polk) (Fighter Aviation Regiment
began operations in Eberswalde, Finow AB, Brandenburg, East Germany not far from Berlin. At
this time they were equipped with MiG-21s and in 1976 received the new MiG-23Ms and MiG-
23UB two-seaters. The 787th IAP was originally activated in 1941 as the 423rd IAP PVO and in
1942 renamed 787th IAP PVO with the final name change to 787th IAP coming in 1951. The
787th IAP was eventually disbanded in 1993.
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