In keeping with its importance, numerous works deal exclusively with the MiG-21. The large number of main and sub-versions and the many operator countries provide enough material for sometimes extensive treatises.
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MiG-21: Müller: Motorbuch 2022 The new edition of the book on the subject written by the author contains numerous new photos, updated information and corrections. (In German) |
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MiG-21: Müller: Motorbuch 2012 The author's book on the subject. (In German) |
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The MiG-21. The Legendary Fighter/Interceptor in Russian and Worldwide Use, 1956 to the Present: Müller: Schiffer 2019 The English edition of the book on the subject written by the author offers numerous updates and additions, but suffers from a faulty translation, a careless layout and an unwieldy – and factually not entirely correct – title created by the publisher. (In English) |
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China's Fighter for the World Volume 1. The F-7/FT-7 Family: Origins, Evolution and Variants: Müller: Helion 2025 The first volume of the author's treatise on the export versions of the Chinese MiG-21 family covers the development history, the individual variants and their equipment and armament. (In English) |
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Mikoyan MiG-21. Famous Russian Aircraft: Gordon, Dexter, Komissarov: Midland Counties 2008 With more than 700 pages, this extremely extensive book summarises almost everything that was available on the MiG-21 at the time of publication: photos, service history and (not always correct) lists of serials and construction numbers. (In English) |
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MiG-21 'Fishbed'. The world's most widely used supersonic fighter: Gordon, Gunston: Aerofax 1996 Despite numerous errors, the best and most comprehensive work on the MiG-21 until the publication of the title above. With many photos and the excellent cutaway drawings from the Krylya Rodiny special issue in good print quality. (In English) |
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Aviation Archives 03 / 2008 Overview above all of the Chinese versions of the MiG-21. Some of the pictures were pinched from the internet, among others from MiG-21.de. (In Chinese) |
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МиГ-21: Гордон, Климов:
Крылъя Родины 1994 (2 parts) Far more than 100 excellent cutaway drawings allow exact differentiation of all versions ever built. Unfortunately, the numerous photos are hardly informative because of the poor printing. (In Russian) |
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MiG-21 Fishbed: WarbirdTech Vol. 45: Gordon, Davison: Speciality Press 2006 Slimmed-down, half-hearted rehash of the Aerofax book in which not even earlier errors are corrected. (In English) |
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Air Vanguard 14: Mladenov: Osprey 2014 The slim booklet by Alexander Mladenov, omnipresent in Bulgarian aviation, is limited to generally known facts and very small pictures, mostly of moderate quality. Bulgarian local colour is offered only in the form of a few photos; the history of the Bulgarian MiG-21, described by the author elsewhere and by now spanning more than 50 years, is not included. (In English) |
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbed' WARPAINT Series No. 91: Trendafilovski: Warpaint 2013 With his book, Vladimir Trendafilovski provides not only a detailed and beautifully illustrated development history of the MiG-21 and an overview of its operators worldwide, but also an extensive history of the Yugoslav MiG-21s, lacking only a list of all construction numbers. The layout, which takes some getting used to and has practically no cover, is presumably due to the series in which the title appeared. (In English) |
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Mikoyan MiG-21: Gunston: Osprey 1986 Overview based on Western knowledge of the mid-1980s and therefore with many errors. The printing of the many black-and-white photos is also disappointing. Bill Gunston's publications on the same subject from the 1990s are of a quite different calibre. (In English) |
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Samolot mysliwski MiG-21:
Butowski: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej 1986 On 20 pages, everything a socialist citizen was allowed to know about the MiG-21 during the Cold War is summarised. The (very small) cutaway drawings with version designations are still exemplary today, because absolutely correct. The print quality is poor. (In Polish) |
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МиГ-21 Истребитель:
Якубович: Астрелъ 2001 Small-format, colourful book that sheds light on numerous aspects of the MiG-21. (In Russian) |
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Истребитель МиГ-21.
Рождение легенды:
Якубович: Цейхгауз 2007 Истребитель МиГ-21. Перехватчики и разведчики: Якубович: Цейхгауз 2007 Истребитель МиГ-21. Последние модификации: Якубович: Цейхгауз 2007 Series on the MiG-21. The parts are devoted to the first generation and the two-seaters, the second generation and the reconnaissance aircraft, and the third and fourth generations. With some interesting details and a few remarkable photos of Soviet MiG-21s. (In Russian) |
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Истребитель МиГ-21. "Русский
дух" против "фантомов",
"миражей" и "громовержцев":
Якубович: Эксмо 2012
Another "assembly-line" product by Mr Yakubovich, notable above all for the very poor reproduction of the mostly black-and-white photos, for which almost no sources are given. In addition, numerous incorrect version and country details are given. (In Russian) |
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МиГ-21 против F-4 Phantom: Чечин,
Околелов:
Моделист-Конструктор
2006 Belonging by its title to the In service section, this booklet deals mainly with the technology of the MiG-21 (and the F-4 Phantom). (In Russian) |
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MiG-21: 4+Publication 1991 Early title from the well-known 4+ series with numerous general and detail photos of (then still) Czechoslovak MiG-21s, supplemented by numerous cutaway drawings, including all external stores. (In Czech and English) |
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MiG-21 Fishbed in action: Linn, Spering: squadron/signal 1993 Solidly made booklet from the well-known squadron/signal series with many (mostly familiar) photos, very good detail illustrations and colour schemes. The title is misleading, as it essentially describes the various versions. (In English) |
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MiG-21 Fishbed in Color: Stapfer: squadron/signal 1989 Colourful hotchpotch of official press photos and (often incorrect) colour schemes. (In English) |
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MiG-21 Cold War Warrior: Stapfer: Arms and Armour Press 1991 Another typical Stapfer product: many randomly assembled photos with short, not very informative texts. (In English) |
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MiG-21 Fishbed Walk Around Part 1 + 2. Stapfer: squadron/signal 2004 / 2005 (So far) the latest rehash of Stapfer's picture hotchpotch, this time combined with detail photos of various museum and scrap aircraft. (In English) |
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Mikoyan MiG-21 Fishbed. Famous Airplanes of the World No. 55: Bunrin-Do 11/1974 One of the earliest publications with pictures of Finnish, Indian and Soviet MiG-21s. The errors in the cutaway drawings are due to the state of knowledge in the 1970s. (In Japanese) |
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MiG-21 Fishbed. Famous Airplanes of the World No. 76: Bunrin-Do 5/1999 For the new edition, Bunrin-Do used many great photos as well as cutaway drawings and colour schemes from the Aerofax book. (In Japanese) |
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MiG-21 Super Profile: Chant: Haynes 1984 Good colour and black-and-white photos, mostly of Finnish and Soviet MiGs, combined with the factual knowledge of the mid-1980s. (In English) |
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Mikoyan MiG-21 ("Fishbed") variants. Aircraft Profile 238: Brindley: Profile Publications 1972 Produced as early as the beginning of the 1970s, the small, solid booklet offers some official photos and drawings of early versions. (In English) |
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MiG-21 w Polsce, w Europie i na Swiecie: Aeroplan 5 / 6 2001: The special issue of the Polish aviation magazine contains articles on the history, production and technical details of the MiG-21 and on its service in Poland and worldwide. With numerous pictures in the magazine and on a photo CD. (In Polish) |
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Aero Manual c.2 MiG-21: Broz Drawings and diagrams of the simplest kind for modellers. (In Czech) |
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Mikoyan-Gurevitch MiG 21 Fishbed (1955-2010). Planes and Pilots 12: Paloque: Histoire & Collections 2009 Many colourful profiles of MiG-21s from all over the world with some errors, above all in reproducing the version features. Recommended only for modellers. (In English) |
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Mikojan-Gurewitsch MiG-21. 50 Jahre Beginn der Serienproduktion: Willisch: Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr 2009 The booklet accompanying the special exhibition at the Luftwaffenmuseum Gatow briefly summarises the history and technology of the MiG-21. It also contains some photos by the author. (In German) |
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed Variant by variant. Detail Scale Aircraft Drawings 1/72 Scale: Vavrina: R.V. Resin 2009 Comprehensive set of drawings showing the variety of MiG-21 variants. Even the smallest differences between versions are shown. Radek Vavrina was also responsible for the three-view drawings in the book by the author. (In English) |
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MiG-21 Legenda Hladnog Rata: Borojević, Ivić, Ubović: Štampa 2015 Overview of the technology and service of the MiG-21 in moderate paper and print quality without much news value. The most interesting part is devoted to the service of the MiG-21 in Yugoslavia and its successor states. (In Serbian) |
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MiG-21 Fishbed Part 1: Skulski, Jackowski: Hobby Japan 2018 MiG-21 Fishbed Part 2: Skulski, Jackowski: Hobby Japan 2019 Although published in Japan, this overview of the MiG-21 versions was written by Polish authors and consists mainly of colour profiles and well-known photos. (In Japanese) |
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MiG Killer F-4 Phantom II vs Phantom Killer MiG-21 Fishbed. Air Model Special 35: Model Art 2021 Another book for modellers with comparatively few photos of the real aircraft and numerous photos of models. (In Japanese) |
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Mikoyan Gourévitch MIG-21 FISHBED. Collection Avions de Guerre N° 7: hachette 2018 There had already been what feels like a dozen books of this kind on the MiG-21: well-known photos and facts combined with drawings and a nice layout. This volume from a collector's series is of interest only to absolute newcomers to the subject or to collectors. (In French) |
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Fighter Performance in Practise. Phantom versus MiG-21: Pavlović, Pavlović: Naučna 2009 The authors compare performance data and flight parameters of the MiG-21 and F-4 Phantom II without reaching a conclusive result. (In English) |
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Chinese Aircraft. China's aviation industry since 1951: Gordon, Komissarov: Hikoki 2008 As the title says, a cross-sectional overview of Chinese aircraft production since 1951. The sections on the Chinese versions of the MiG-21 are abridged extracts from the Famous Russian Aircraft book. (In English) |
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Dragon's Wings: Rupprecht: Classic / Ian Allan 2013 Comprehensive account of Chinese combat aircraft development from the beginnings to the present day. The origins of the J-7 / F-7 are described in detail; only the two-seaters are somewhat neglected. (In English) |
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China Today. Aviation Industry: collective of authors: China Aviation Industry Press 1989 Account of the development and the then current state of the Chinese aviation industry from 1989. The description of the J-7 as one of the most advanced designs at the time takes up considerable space. Despite wooden language, due to mediocre translation and obvious efforts at secrecy in many places, an interesting self-portrait. (In English) |