Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
MiG-21PF
and withdrawn on 3/23/89
POLISH serial number 2410
U.S.Civil Reg #N21MF
Premier Warsaw Pact fighter
Used by more countries and
in greater numbers than any
other supersonic fighter
Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1964.
Location. 32° 8.449′ N, 110° 52.026′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. Marker can be reached from East Valencia Road, 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the northeastern section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-21PF (here, next to this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (a few steps from this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17PF (LIM-6MR) (a few steps from this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-17F (LIM-5) (a few steps from this marker); Douglas YEA-3A Skywarrior (within shouting distance of this marker); Sikorsky UH-198 Chickasaw (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell OH-58A Kiowa (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas WB-66D Destroyer (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.
More about this marker. The marker is located on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.
Also see . . . Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21.
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-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; "Ołówek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "Én Bạc", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.