MiG-21MF Lancer-C, 6807, Romanian Air Force, 1985 (1:72)

The arrival of MiG-23MF from 1979 on did not change the role of the MiG-21 as the most important aircraft of the Fortele Aeriene Romane. The Mig-21MF (Fishbed J) was powered by the lighter and more powerful Tumansky R 13-300 Turbojet and was widely exported to all the Warsaw Pact countries. The most predominant visual feature difference between the MF and M is the periscope on top of the MF canopy. Romania received the first of their Mig-21MFs in 1971 and were re-designated Izdelie 96F.

In 1986, a year after political unrest and changes the Romanian Air Force re-introduced its former roundel that lacked the red star and consisted of a blue circle center surrounded by a yellow circle that is surrounded by a red circle. These colors are Romania'_s National colors. It is during 1985 '_ 86 that the Mig-21s started to receive its new paint scheme. The color was similar to '_ghost grey'_ and the aircraft were given a 4 digit serial. A typical load for air-to-air interception consisted of two R-3S (AA-2 Atoll) missiles on outboard under wing pylons, and two RS-2-U (AA-1 Alkali) missiles (mounted on APU-68UM launch rails) on inboard under wing pylons, as well as a single centre line drop tank. When it came to air-to-ground sorties the Mig-21s would carry UB-16-57 rocket launchers, 100kg bombs and a single centre line drop tank. In the mid 1990'_s Romania'_s economy was improving so it was decided to upgrade 114 Mig-21s. This upgrade would re-designate 6807 as a Mig-21 MF-75 LanceR C series and the aircraft would receive the grey white and light blue paint scheme it wears today.