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CUBA

República de Cuba (Republic of Cuba)

Data update: August 2010

In service

Since 1989 up to day
Operational 2010: only few

Deliveries

1989: 12 MiG-29 (9-12B) and 2 MiG-29UB (9-51) from Soviet Union
In total: 14 MiGs in 1989

Units

2 Brigada "Playa Girón"; 1779 Regimento [Escuadron] de Caza; San Antonio de los Bańos.
previously: 231st Fighter Aviation Regiment, San Julian near Havana.

Bort numbers

MiG-29: 910 911 914
MiG-29UB: 900 901

Remarks

In eighties they've planned to buy about 35-45 aircrafts from Soviet Union.

Since about 2000 only few remains operational.

2007: MiG-29UB #901 in museum, #900 acting in movie picture about war in Angola.


MiG-29 #910, Cuba 1990.


MiG-29UB #900 as movie star, Angola 2007.


MiG-29UB #900, 2008.


MiG-29 #911, 2008.


MiG-29UB in colourful camouflage (three shades of green and chocolate brown), bort number unknown, 2008. Please note Cuban markings on fins and right wing.

Aircraft drawings © Mariusz Wojciechowski 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Słupsk (Poland)