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MiG-21bis, 115th GIAP, Soviet VVS, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, 1980
Fighter cover duties during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan at the end of 1979 fell on the 115th Guards' Regiment, at the time equipped with the
MiG-21bis, and intially based at Kokaity in Uzbekistan, a Soviet Socialist State at the time. Three days after the invasion began, the 1st Squadron moved to
Bagram Air Base, followed by a second Squadron on January 23rd, 1980. Due to the total lack of any enemy fighter defence capabilities, the 115th GIAP
became involved in ground support duties together with the 136th APIB. MiG-21bis aircraft of the 115th GIAP used in Afghanistan were painted in green and
brown on the upper surfaces at the beginning of the war, with lower surfaces in a blue-grey tone.
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