Model Description
Hobbymaster 1/72nd scale HA6522 Mikoyan MiG-29A Fulcrum 29+20, JG-73 “Steinhoff”, Laage Air Base, 2001. Buy now online at Flying Tigers.
The MiG-29 is a twin-engine supersonic fourth generation air superiority jet fighter developed in the Soviet Union in the 1970’s. The aircraft entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983 and still is in use with them as well as equipping over twenty four other countries over the years. The NATO designation for the MiG-29 is Fulcrum and it was designed to counter the American F-16 and F-18. The MiG-29 was first seen in the West in 1986. The MiG-29 (9-13) is designated the Fulcrum C.
East Germany bought 20 MiG-29As that arrived in 1988-1989. One of the aircraft was MiG-29A serial 2960526315/3712 manufactured in November 1988. With the fall of the USSR and the amalgamation of East and West Germany the West German Bundeswehr decided to keep the East German MiG-29s. The MiGs were assigned to JG-73 “Steinhoff” and later a program started to bring these aircraft up to NATO standards creating the G variant. On August 25, 2001 the aircraft received a special paint scheme for the 40th Anniversary of JG-73.
RRP £109.00
