Operation Modern: the trading of 4 Indonesian MiG-21F-13s for T-33s

Operation Modern was a seldom reported deal between Indonesia and United States for the exchange of four MiG-21F-13 fighters for 19 T-33 trainers.

MiG-21F-13-Fishbed-C
Museum Pusat TNI AU Dirgantara Mandala Yogyakarta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons


A total of 13 MiG-21s went to America in exchange for the T-33, UH-34D, and later, F-5 and OV-10 aircraft.

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