Main page "Colours ot the MiG-29 (Fulcrum)"

Revised, corrected, updated: June 2024 POLSKA (POLAND) Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa (People's Republic of Poland) until end of 1989 Rzeczpospolita Polska (Republic of Poland) since 1990

Deliveries	In service since 1989 1989-1990: 12 MiGs from USSR (9 x 9-12A + 3 x 9-51) Delivery of next 6 MiGs was canceled December 1995 - January 1996: 10 MiGs from Czech Republic = 9 x 9-12A + 1 x 9-51 Exchanged with Czech Republic for Polish Sokół helicopters Since 1997 overhauls in Poland, in Bydgoszcz, at Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze nr 2 (Military Air Works no. 2) 2003-2004: 22 MiGs from Germany (18 x MiG-29G + 4 x MiG-29GT) In total 44 MiGs between 1989 and 2004 2013-2014: 16 MiGs from Mińsk were slightly upgraded (electronic equipment, digital communication systems). Losses: 18th December 2017: MiG-29 #67 crashed in forest near Mińsk airfield, pilot survived. 6th July 2018: MiG-29 #4103 from Malbork crashed near village Sakówka (near Pasłęk) during night flight. Pilot ejected, but not survived. 4th March 2019: MiG-29 #40 from Mińsk 23rd BLT crashed near Dragicz, pilot survived. Between March and May 2023, Poland handed over 14 MiGs-29 aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force. Because these are former German planes, Poland obtained Germany's consent to transfer them. They were used in combat in Ukraine, as well as 13 aircraft donated by Slovakia. Poland transferred the planes that had previously served in Malbork at the 22nd air base. Earlier, until December 2022, all fourteen MiGs from the 23rd base in Mińsk Mazowiecki were transferred to Malbork. In this way, only 14 MiGs will remain in service in Malbork until 2027. Few MiGs remain in Poland in museums and in schools as educational aid. type serial number Czech number GDR number German number Polish number delivered to Poland remarks end of 2022 III-V 2023 2023 Polish Air Force 2024 Polish Air Force 1 1 MiG-29 2960526365 65 July 1989 22. BLT Ukraine AF 2 2 MiG-29 2960526366 66 July 1989 22. BLT Ukraine AF 3 3 MiG-29 2960526367 67 July 1989 23rd BLT, crashed near Mińsk Mazowiecki (Kałuszyn) 18th December 2017 4 4 MiG-29 2960526370 70 July 1989 22. BLT Ukraine AF 5 5 MiG-29 2960535105 105 September 1990 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 6 6 MiG-29 2960535108 108 October 1990 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 7 7 MiG-29 2960535111 111 October 1990 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 8 8 MiG-29 2960535114 114 October 1990 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 9 9 MiG-29 2960535115 115 October 1990 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 10 10 MiG-29UB 50903014615 15 August 1989 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 11 11 MiG-29UB 50903014642 42 August 1989 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 12 12 MiG-29UB 50903014664 64 August 1989 withdrawn from service on 24th June 2009, transferred to WSOSP Dęblin as an educational aid 13 1 MiG-29 2960532038 3810 38 December 1995 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 14 2 MiG-29 2960532359 5918 59 December 1995 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 15 3 MiG-29 2960526377 7702 77 December 1995 22. BLT Ukraine AF 16 4 MiG-29 2960526389 8906 89 December 1995 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 17 5 MiG-29 2960526392 9207 92 December 1995 22. BLT Ukraine AF 18 6 MiG-29UB 50903014528 4402 28 December 1995 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 19 7 MiG-29 2960632040 4012 40 January 1996 23rd BLT, crashed near Dragicz 4th March 2019 20 8 MiG-29 2960532354 5414 54 January 1996 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 21 9 MiG-29 2960632356 5616 56 January 1996 23. BLT unknown place 22 10 MiG-29 2960526383 8304 83 January 1996 23. BLT 22. BLT Malbork 23 1 MiG-29G 2960525106 604 29+01 4116 August 2004 22. BLT Ukraine AF 24 2 MiG-29G 2960525108 607 29+02 4117 April 2004 22. BLT Ukraine AF 25 3 MiG-29G 2960525111 628 29+04 4111 August 2004 since 2011 in Muzeum Wojska Polskiego, Warszawa (Polish Army Museum) 26 4 MiG-29G 2960525113 635 29+05 4118 August 2004 Wyższa Szkoła Sił Powietrznych, Dęblin, to train ground services (Higher School of the Air Force) 27 5 MiG-29G 2960525114 661 29+06 4107 November 2003 never in service, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa, Chełm (State Higher Vocational School), fictious number 2001 28 6 MiG-29G 2960525115 668 29+07 4101 September 2003 22nd BLT, lost 11th June 2016 in Malbork AB as a result of a fire caused by a turbocharger failure 29 7 MiG-29G 2960525118 669 29+08 4112 April 2004 never in service, exhibit at the former military airport in Łask 30 8 MiG-29G 2960525124 676 29+10 4119 August 2004 Pomorskie Muzeum Wojskowe, Bydgoszcz (Pomeranian Military Museum) 31 9 MiG-29G 2960525128 677 29+11 4102 September 2003 Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze WZL-2, Bydgoszcz (Military Aircraft Plant Nr 2) 32 10 MiG-29G 2960525132 679 29+12 4113 August 2004 22. BLT Ukraine AF 33 11 MiG-29G 2960525800 684 29+14 4114 August 2004 Military Academy of Technology, Warszawa (Bemowo airfield), educational aid 34 12 MiG-29G 2960526300 693 29+15 4108 December 2003 never in service, since 2011 in Politechnika Wrocławska, Wrocław (University of Technology), educational aid 35 13 MiG-29G 2960526301 699 29+16 4103 September 2003 22nd BLT, crashed near Sakówko village on 6th July 2018, pilot died due to ejection seat failure 36 14 MiG-29G 2960526302 745 29+17 4104 September 2003 22. BLT Ukraine AF 37 15 MiG-29G 2960526310 777 29+18 4120 August 2004 22. BLT Ukraine AF 38 16 MiG-29G 2960526314 778 29+19 4109 December 2003 Pomorskie Muzeum Wojskowe, Bydgoszcz (Pomeranian Military Museum), displayed in Dęblin 39 17 MiG-29G 2960526315 785 29+20 4121 August 2004 22. BLT Ukraine AF 40 18 MiG-29G 2960526319 786 29+21 4122 303* April 2004 22. BLT * Since June 2024 in 23nd base with fictious number 303, non-flyable 41 19 MiG-29GT N50903006448 148 29+22 4110 December 2003 22. BLT Ukraine AF 42 20 MiG-29GT N50903006526 179 29+23 4115 August 2004 since 2008 Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Kraków (Museum of Polish Aviation) 43 21 MiG-29GT N50903006604 181 29+24 4105 September 2003 22. BLT Ukraine AF 44 22 MiG-29GT N50903011408 185 29+25 4123 August 2004 22. BLT Ukraine AF 14 aircraft 14 aircraft 14 aircraft Ukraine 14 aircraft in Poland (2024)
Units	1) Mińsk Mazowiecki (airfield Janów) 1989-2022 1989-2000: 1 Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego "Warszawa" (1 PLM, 1st Regiment of Fighter Aviation "Warsaw")* 2001-2010: 1 Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego "Warszawa" (1 ELT, 1st Squadron of Tactical Aviation "Warsaw")** Since July 2010: 23 Baza Lotnictwa Taktycznego (23rd Base of Tactical Aviation)*** * 1st Regiment was divided into two squadrons (Eskadra): 1st squadron gets MiGs in 1989-1990, 2nd squadron retain its MiGs-21 until 1996, when was equipped with ex-Czech MiGs. ** 1st Tactical Squadron was formed in January 2001 within a structure of 23rd Air Base (23 Baza Lotnicza) and 1st Regiment was disbanded. *** In July 2010 1st Tactical Squadron and 23rd Air Base were joined together and 23rd Base of Tactical Aviation was formed. Operation of MiG-29 aircraft at the 23rd base officially ended in December 2022. Currently (2024) Korean FA-50 aircraft (in basic version GA - Gap Filler) are being used there. The FA-50PL version is expected in 2025-2026. 2) Malbork (airfield Królewo) since 2004 2004-2010: 41 Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego (41 ELT, 41st Squadron of Tactical Aviation)* Since January 2011: 22 Baza Lotnictwa Taktycznego (22nd Base of Tactical Aviation )** * 41st Tactical Squadron it's a former 41 Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego in Malbork. Squadron was formed in January 2001 within 22nd Air Base (22 Baza Lotnicza). It's a second Polish air force unit equipped with MiGs-29. ** In January 2011 41st Tactical Squadron and 22nd Air Base were joined together and 22nd Base of Tactical Aviation was formed. 3) Since 2008 some MiGs were in museums (Warsaw, Kraków) and other sites (military academy in Dęblin, repair factory in Bydgoszcz, high school in Chełm).
Numbers	1989/1990 batch from USSR (1st squadron of 1st Regiment, later 1st Tactical Squadron, later 23rd Base (until end of 2022)) MiG-29A: 65 66 67 70 105 108 111 114 115 MiG-29UB: 15 42 64 July 1989: 65 66 67 70 August 1989: 15 42 64 September 1990: 105 October 1990: 108 111 114 115 Polish number it's a - in general - two or three last digits of factory serial number, i.e: 2960526365 = 65, 2960535105 = 105 1995/1996 batch from Czech Republic (2nd squadron of 1st Regiment, later 1st Tactical Squadron, now 23rd Base) MiG-29A: 38 40 54 56 59 77 83 89 92 MiG-29UB: 28 type Serial number Czech number Polish number delivered MiG-29 2960532038 3810 38 Dec 1995 MiG-29 2960632359 5918 59 Dec 1995 MiG-29 2960526377 7702 77 Dec 1995 MiG-29 2960526389 8906 89 Dec 1995 MiG-29 2960526392 9207 92 Dec 1995 MiG-29UB 50903014528 4402 28 Dec 1995 MiG-29 2960632040 4012 40 Jan 1996 MiG-29 2960632354 5414 54 Jan 1996 MiG-29 2960632356 5616 56 Jan 1996 MiG-29 2960526383 8304 83 Jan 1996 2003/2004 batch from Germany (41st Tactical Squadron, now 22nd Base) MiG-29A: 4101 4102 4103 4104 4107 4108 4109 4111 4112 4113 4114 4116 4117 4118 4119 4120 4121 4122 MiG-29UB: 4105 4110 4115 4123 type GDR number FRG number Polish number delivered MiG-29 604 29+01 4116 VIII.2004 MiG-29 607 29+02 4117 IV.2004 MiG-29 615 29+03 - stay in Germany (Laage, now in museum in Berlin) MiG-29 628 29+04 4111 VIII.2004 MiG-29 635 29+05 4118 VIII.2004 MiG-29 661 29+06 4107 XI.2003 MiG-29 668 29+07 4101 IX.2003 MiG-29 669 29+08 4112 IV.2004 MiG-29 670 29+09 - crashed 1996 in Germany MiG-29 676 29+10 4119 VIII.2004 MiG-29 677 29+11 4102 IX.2003 MiG-29 679 29+12 4113 VIII.2004 MiG-29 684 29+14 4114 IV.2004 MiG-29 693 29+15 4108 XII.2003 MiG-29 699 29+16 4103 IX.2003 MiG-29 745 29+17 4104 IX.2003 MiG-29 777 29+18 4120 VIII.2004 MiG-29 778 29+19 4109 XII.2003 MiG-29 785 29+20 4121 VIII.2004 MiG-29 786 29+21 4122 IV.2004 MiG-29UB 148 29+22 4110 XII.2003 MiG-29UB 179 29+23 4115 VIII.2004 MiG-29UB 181 29+24 4105 IX.2003 MiG-29UB 185 29+25 4123 VIII.2004 2004-2007 German MiGs were overhauled in Bydgoszcz (15 aircraft: 4101 4103 4104 4105 4110 4111 4112 4113 4115 4116 4118 4120 4121 4122 4123) except MiGs in ICAO-II standard (probably were used as source of spare parts).
Camouflage and painting	1 Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego "Warszawa", Mińsk Mazowiecki. Emblem of the regiment was city of Warsaw mermaid MiG-29 65, Poland 1989 MiG-29 70, Poland 1989. Standard camouflage of Polish MiG-29 MiG-29 70, Poland 1989, Święto Lotnictwa (Air Force Day) in Poznań. Regiment's emblem was covered with adhesive tape to hide a location of top secret unit MiG-29 70, Poland 1991. Occasional paintings around number: "70 YEARS WARSZAWA" MiG-29 67, Poland 1990. One and only MiG: different camouflage on fins MiG-29 67, Poland 1997. The same aircraft few years later Emblem on air intake is 2 klucz (2nd flight) MiG-29UB 64, Poland 1990 MiG-29 114, Poland 1990 MiG-29 114, in-flight tests in Israel "Negev Squadron", 1997 MiG-29 114, Poland 1999 MiG-29 115, Poland 1994, occasional painting for French Mirages visit MiG-29 115, Poland 1997, Orli Szpon (Eagle Talon) exercise MiG-29 77, Poland 1995, ex Czech 7702. Czech MiGs were in green-brown camouflage. All were repainted to new grey-darkgrey scheme since 1997. 1 Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego, Mińsk Mazowiecki. Since 2004 emblem is so called godło kościuszkowskie (Kosciuszko's emblem) with a traditions of 7th Eskadra (1920) and 303rd Squadron in Great Britain during 2nd World War. Some aircraft in years 2004-2007 worn two emblems (Kosciuszko's and old Warsaw mermaid). At the end of 2000 a regiment 1 Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego "Warszawa" was disbanded, so mermaid lost letters "plm", but still left on aircraft. Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze nr 2, Bydgoszcz Old and new emblem. Painted after overhaul on fins MiG-29 70, 1 elt, Poland 2001, overhauled 1997 Six aircraft (70, 66, 77, 65, 15, 92) overhauled between 1997 and 1999 don't have a black spot on nose. MiG-29 66, 1 elt, Poland 2001, overhauled 1998 MiG-29 77, 1 elt, Poland 2001, overhauled 1999 MiG-29 67, 1 elt, Poland 2002, overhauled 2002 MiG-29 114, 1 elt, Poland 2007, overhauled 2005 MiG-29 64, 1 elt, Poland 2007, overhauled 2001 MiG-29 105, 1 elt, Poland 2007, overhauled 2004 In 2006 four aircraft was used in Polski Kontyngent Wojskowy "Orlik" in Lithuania (Siauliai) in air policing mission... MiG-29 77, 1 elt, Poland 2007, just before second overhaul. Note many emblems ("Toyo" it's a pilot nick name) and repaintings. MiG-29 115, 1 elt, Poland 2006, overhauled 2005 Ppłk dypl. pil. Robert Cierniak was a commander of 1 elt and PKW "Orlik". We believe that four-leaf clover brings lucky. 41 Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego, Malbork MiG-29 4115, Poland 2005, ex German 29+15. Temporarily painted in WZL-2. MiG-29 4115, Poland 2007 ex German 29+15. MiG-29 4118, Poland 2004, ex German 29+05. MiG-29 4121 Poland 2006, ex German 29+20. MiG-29 70, Poland 2007, after second overhaul aircraft was transferred from 1 elt (Mińsk) to 41 elt (Malbork), as 66 and 15 Emblem on air intake (flying duck) belong to squadron's armaments flight (klucz uzbrojenia). MiG-29 4119, Poland, May 2007, ex German 29+10. Not overhauled, but repainted in possible new camouflage scheme. Remains in WZL-2. MiG-29 4114, Poland, October 2007, ex German 29+14. Not overhauled, even not repainted. Passed from WZL-2 to Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna in Warszawa. Ex-german MiG-29 #29+06, educational aid in Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa (State Profession High School) at Chełm, Poland 2008. Fictious number 2001, still in German camouflage.
Special painting "Kosynierzy Warszawscy" (Warsaw Scythemen)	"Kosynierzy Warszawscy" (Warsaw Scythemen) First MiG with historic emblem of so called Kosciuszko's Squadron was MiG-29UB #15, second MiG-29 #56, painted in 2009. MiG-29UB #15 was overhauled in 2008. In 2009's gets large 1st Squadron's emblem on top. Goraszka Air Show 2009. Since June 2012 Robert Gretzyngier and Wojciech Matusiak, members of Fundacja Historyczna Lotnictwa Polskiego, paint on MiGs portraits of historical commanders (two portraits of the same person on each MiG) of 7th Escadrilla, 111th Squadron and Squadron 303 (the last one famous from Battle of Britain). MiG-29 56 2012 June Marian Pisarek (1912-1942) colourful emblem MiG-29UB 15 2012 Zdzisław Krasnodębski (1904-1980) colourful emblem MiG-29 111 2012 Mirosław Ferić (1915-1942) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 40 2012 Witold Urbanowicz (1908-1996) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 115 Bolesław Gładych (1918-2011) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 59 2013 May Zdzisław Henneberg (1911-1941) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 114 2013 Eugeniusz Horbaczewski (1917-1944) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 108 2013 Ludwik Paszkiewicz (1907-1940) low-visibility emblem MiG-29UB 28 2013 Gustaw Sidorowicz (1905-1993) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 67 2013 Wojciech Kołaczkowski (1908-2001) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 42 2013 July Cederic Fauntleroy (1891-1973) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 105 2013 July Merian C. Cooper (1893-1973) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 38 2014 Wojciech Januszewicz (1911-1940) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 83 2014 Witold Łokuciewski (1917-1990) low-visibility emblem MiG-29 89 2014 Bolesław Drobiński (1918-1995) no emblem MiG-29 54 2016 (?) Jerzy Jankiewicz (1913-1942) low-visibility emblem Mirosław Ferić Witold Urbanowicz Marian Pisarek Zdzisław Krasnodębski Emblem in low-visibility version, painted since 2012 First MiG-29 from 23rd Base (portraits of Marian Pisarek). Mińsk Mazowiecki, June 2012. First MiG-29 from 23rd Base with low-visibility emblem (portraits of Mirosław Ferić). Mińsk Mazowiecki, 2012. Emblem is painted with slighty lighter enamel than lightgrey upper background.
Stanisław Skalski	In May 2015 aircraft #4105 from Malbork gets special painting to honour a famous Polish pilot Stanisław Skalski.
1918-2018 100th anniversary	In November 2018 it was a 100th anniversary of Independence, formation of Polish airforce and first combat flight of Polish aircraft (5th Nov 1918), during a battle of Lwów (now Lviv in Ukraine), performed by pilot Stefan Bastyr and observer Janusz de Beaurain. Mig-29 #4120 gets a special painting, including portraits of both pilots and a Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski.
Modernization	Between November 2013 and November 2014 16 aircraft from Mińsk were slightly upgraded in WZL-2 in Bydgoszcz (electronic equipment, digital communication systems) 15 28 38 40 42 54 56 59 67 83 89 105 108 111 114 115.
Low-visibility	Since May 2014 overhauled aircraft are painted in new scheme similar to Polish F-16 (also overhauled Su-22M4 and Su-22UM3). Lighter colours, grey numbers, colourful national marks. Low-visibility without grey national marks (which I hate personally. It's simple for me: Polish flag is white and red, so Polish marks on aircraft should be white and red). 2014-2015: 28 (UB) 2016-2017: 38, 42 (UB), 54, 56, 67, 89 2016-2017: MiGs from Mińsk Mazowiecki in new low visibility painting scheme. Scheme is very similar on every aricraft, but not exactly the same. Here is MiG-29 #38. Early 2018: MiG-29UB #4123 from Malbork in low visibility painting scheme. About 2020-2021 nexts aircraft from Malbork were repainted in low visibility scheme: 4104, 4113, 4116, 4120, 4121, 4122.
Jan Zumbach, 2024	On June 6, 2024, during an aviation festival at the Janów airfield near Mińsk Mazowiecki in the 23rd air base named after pilot Jan Zumbach (1915-1986) was unveiled a non-flying MiG-29 in low-visibility scheme with a new paint job commemorating the Polish Second World War fighter ace, Jan Zumbach of the Polish 303 Squadron in the Great Britain. The author of the portraits is Andrzej Rogucki. The aircraft received a colorful emblem on the back, portraits on the vertical stabilizers and the red fictitious number 303. It was painted by a group of aviation enthusiasts with the help of base personnel. The aircraft will serve as a ground demonstrator during events at the base. It's a former German MiG-29G serial 2960526319 (786 / 29+21), later Polish 4122 from Malbork, and stored in WZL-2 in Bydgoszcz or in Mińsk Mazowiecki

Colours of the MiG-29 (МиГ-29). Worldwide aircraft Mikoyan & Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum) camouflage and painting schemes MiG-29 MiG-29S MiG-29UB MiG-29M MiG-29M2 MiG-29UBT MiG-29SD MiG-29N MiG-29NUB MiG-29K MiG-29KUB MiG-29AS MiG-29G MiG-29GT MiG-29BM MiG-29SM MiG-29SE MiG-29SMT MiG-29UPG MiG-29SMP MiG-29OVT MiG-35 All aircraft drawings © Mariusz Wojciechowski 2005-2024, Słupsk (Poland) mariusz@mariwoj.pl Everyone can use a drawings for free, if leaving author's name and logo