This new decal sheet from Linden
Hill Decals is the second
in their series dedicated to the MiG-23 and it's many variants. 'Brothers in
Arms 2' covers the Warsaw pact era later service history of the MiG-23ML, MLA,
MLD & P variants
from 1986 through to 1999 and includes some Soviet 'Floggers' that flew missions
in Afghanistan.
This decal sheet
features 7 different MiG-23 from 4 different countries including the Soviet
Union, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and East Germany.
Click on
images below to see larger images
The aircraft
included on this decal sheet include the following:
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MiG-23ML
(MLA?) "Outline 47" Soviet jet with the 1.AE, 979. IAP, Schuchin
AB, Byelorussian SSR. Deployed to Kandahar AB, Afghanistan from June
1986 to July 1987. Camo scheme is Brown/Sand Brown/Green/Dark Green on
top and blue on the underside. This aircraft has quite a few
mission/victory markings.
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MiG-23P
"Red 01" Soviet jet with the 28. GvIAP-PVO, Andreapol AB (Tver),
3rd Corps of Moscow Air Defense Region, Russia in 1992. Camo scheme is
Brown/Sand Brown/Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.
Artwork is a golden wreath with CCCP and red star and a red
flag.
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MiG-23P
"Blue 41" Soviet jet with the 415, IAP-PVO, Tunoshna AB
(Yugoslavia), 3rd Corps of Moscow Air Defense Region Russia in 1992.
Camo scheme is Brown/Sand Brown/Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the
underside. Artwork is a large eye on each side of the fuselage by the
cockpit.
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MiG-23MLA
"Red 866" Bulgaria jet with the 1st Air Squadron, Doboslavtzy AB
in 1989. Camo scheme is Brown/Light Green/Dark Green on top and blue
on the underside. Small artwork is on the side of the fuselage by the
cockpit and appears to be a map.
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MiG-23MLD
"White 211" Bulgaria jet with the 1st Air Squadron, Doboslavtzy AB
in 1999. Camo scheme is Brown/Light Green/Dark Green on top and blue
on the underside. The nose has a fierce sharks mouth with eyes on the
nose area.
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MiG-23ML
"Black 4644" Czech Republic jet 1st Air Fighter Regiment, Ceske
Budejovice AB, CSFR in 1991. Camo scheme is Brown/Dark
Brown/Light Green/Dark Green on top and blue on the underside.
Aircraft has artwork is on the side of the fuselage by the
cockpit.
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MiG-23ML
"Red 610" Eart German jet with Jagfliegergeschwader 9 'Heinrich
Rau', Peenemunde AB in 1990. Camo scheme is Brown/Dark Brown/Olive
Green/Medium Green on top and blue on the underside. Aircraft has
artwork is on the side of the fuselage by the cockpit.
The 7 pages of
instructions include 3 view colour profiles of each jet with camo schemes.
Some history in included for some of the MiG-23s on this decal sheet.
Colours are called out in AKAN paint #'s as well as the approx. FS #.
Linden
Hill Decals are
the experts when it comes to markings
for Soviet built aircraft and this decal sheet is another in a long line of top
quality decals from Linden
Hill Decals. This
sheet gives you a good variety of markings choices for the 1/32
Trumpeter MiG-23.
I would like to
thank Linden
Hill Decals for providing
me with this review sample. You can buy this decal sheet directly from the
Linden
Hill Imports website.
Steve Bamford
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