MiG-21 “Fishbed” Single-Engine Fighter Jet
This is a MiG-21 that was left abandoned in Afghanistan and has gone through a lot of ripping and pulling apart. The scavengers found this hidden spot from the look of things, and they did make the most of everything they could get. Due to the visible NATO moniker, we can easily link it to being a fishbed, a single-engine fighter jet. Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau produced it. Interestingly, it was an improved version of the MiG-17 and MiG-19, both used in Korea and Vietnam. The MiG-21 has been in operation since 1953, and with the huge number of units that were made, we see why so many are actually abandoned.
MiG 21
Bell P39Q Airacobra
This is a Bell P39Q Airacobra, a very much “unloved” fighter jet, which was left abandoned at the bottom of Lake Mark-Yavr in the Russian Arctic Circle and found in 2004. From the stories we have pulled up, we learned that the pilot had to do an emergency landing, and based on the position of the aircraft here…it is evident it didn’t go too well. Soviet pilots were not too fond of the Airacobra, probably because of its features, designs, or who knows what. But, from looking at this aircraft, we are left to wonder if there are any other interesting aircraft lying under a water body waiting for us to discover them.
Bell P39Q Airacobra
