South Africa returns MiG-21 to Angola

A MiG-21 from Angola on display at the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum has been returned to its owner.

By Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK (Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis ‘C340’) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The jet, # C340, had made a forced landing in Namibia back in 1988, after running low on fuel. The pilot had become disorientated while on a ferry flight.

According to DefenceWeb, a Angolan Il-76 arrived at Waterkloof air base to bring back the jet on Sept. 15.