Main page "Colours ot the MiG-29 (Fulcrum)"

Revised: March 2018

Since 2006 see: Republic Serbia

YUGOSLAVIA, SERBIA & MONTENEGRO Југославија, Србија Црна Гора until 1992: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) 1992-2006: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), then State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (SUSM)
In service	1987-1992 SFRY: 18 MiGs 1992-2006 FRY, SUSM: 5 MiGs Since June 2006 see: Republic Serbia
Deliveries	1987-1988 SFRY: 14 MiG-29 (9-12B) and 2 MiG-29UB (9-51) from Soviet Union In total 16 MiGs between 1987 and 1988 Local name is L-18 (Lovac = fighter) and NL-18 (Nastavni Lovac = trainer fighter) In 80's Yugoslavia planned to built own fighter jet Нови Aвион (Novi Avion = New Aeroplane), designed by Ваздухопловнотехнички институт (Air Technical Institute) in Belgrade in cooperation with French Dassault. In meantime, until new aircraft will be ready, two existing aircraft were tested: MiG-29 in 1985 and Mirage-2000 in 1986. Soviets offered a better price, so MiG won a "contest". In 1991 Yugoslavia disintegrated and Novi Avion programme was canceled. Yugoslavia obtainded MiG-29 in slightly degraded version 9-12B, not 9-12A! 1999 losses: 10 MiG-29 and 1 MiG-29UB Only five MiGs survive NATO's operation Allied Force. Four were destroyed on the ground, six were shot-down and one is crashed. L-18 18103 - destroyed on ground by NATO in air strike at Batajnica AB, 1999 L-18 18104 - destroyed on ground by NATO in air strike at Niš airport, 1999 L-18 18106 - shot down near Kruševac by friendly fire (SAM), pilot maj. Predrag Milutinović ejected safely, 1999 L-18 18107 - destroyed on ground by NATO in air strike at Batajnica AB, 1999 L-18 18109 - shot down near Valejvo by NATO F-16C (there's some information about friendly fire too - MANPAD), pilot col. Milenko Pavlović was killed, 1999 L-18 18110 - crashed near Ponikve airport during a non-combat flight, maj. Slobodan Tešanović ejected safely, 1999 L-18 18111 - shot down near Titel by NATO F-15C, pilot maj. Nebojša Nikolić ejected safely, 1999 L-18 18112 - shot down near Priština by NATO F-15C or possible friendly fire (SAM), pilot maj. Iljo Arizanov ejected safely on enemy territory (held by KLA) and managed to break through enemy lines to Priština Air Base, 1999 L-18 18113 - shot down near Loznica by NATO F-15C, crashed in Bosnia, pilot capt. Zoran Radoslavljević was killed, 1999 L-18 18114 - shot down near Bijeljina by NATO F-15C, crashed in Bosnia, pilot, maj. Slobodan Perić ejected safely in Bosnia and with help of local Serbs managed to avoid capture by NATO forces and escapes back to FRY, 1999 NL-18 18302 - destroyed on ground by NATO in air strike at Batajnica AB, 1999
Units	1987-1991: 127th squadron of 204th Fighter Air Regiment, Batajnica [Bataynica] near Belgrad 1991-2006: 127th squadron Vityezovi (Knights) of 204th Fighter Air Regiment, Batajnica 204. LAP Lovacki Aviacijski Polk (Fighter Air Regiment) have two squadrons, one with MiGs-29 - 127. LAE Lovacka Aviacijska Eskadrila (Fighter Air Squadron) and second 126. LAE equipped with MiG-21bis (L-17). 204. LAP 127. LAE, "Vityezovi"
Numbers	Yugoslavia L-18: 18101 18102 18103 18104 18105 18106 18107 18108 18109 18110 18111 18112 18113 18114 NL-18: 18301 18302 Numbers it's a three last digits of the aircraft's number. Local name of MiG-29 is a Serbian designation L-18 for Lovac (fighter). Local name of MiG-29UB is a Serbian designation NL-18 Nastavni Lovac (trainer fighter). Serbia & Montenegro MiG-29: 18151, 18201, 18202, 18203 MiG-29UB: 18351, 18352
Camouflage and painting	MiG-29 no. 18112, SFRY Yugoslavia 1989. Standard MiG's camouflage. MiG-29 18108, Serbia & Montenegro 2004. Markings were used in FRY.

Colours of the MiG-29 (МиГ-29). Worldwide aircraft Mikoyan & Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum) camouflage and painting schemes MiG-29 MiG-29S MiG-29UB MiG-29M MiG-29M2 MiG-29UBT MiG-29SD MiG-29N MiG-29NUB MiG-29K MiG-29KUB MiG-29AS MiG-29G MiG-29GT MiG-29BM MiG-29SM MiG-29SE MiG-29SMT MiG-29UPG MiG-29SMP MiG-29OVT MiG-35 All aircraft drawings © Mariusz Wojciechowski 2005-2018, Słupsk (Poland) mariusz@mariwoj.pl Everyone can use a drawings for free, if leaving author's name and logo