Dr Istvan Toperczer 
MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War 

Having honed their piloting skills on the subsonic Mi G-17 and transonic Mi G-19, the Vietnamese Peoples“ Air Force (VPAF) received their first examples of the legendary Mi G-21 supersonic fighter in 1966. Soon thrown into combat over North Vietnam, the guided-missile equipped Mi G-21 proved a deadly opponent for the USAF, Navy and Marine Corps crews striking at targets deep into communist territory. Most of the VPAF“s 12+ aces scored their bulk of their kills in the Mi G-21, which was then the best fighter produced by Russia“s premier fast jet manufacturer, Mikoyan Gurevich. Well over 200 Mi G-21s were supplied to the VPAF, and the numerous models and the schemes they wore are chronicled in great detail in this unique volume.