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After World War II , Albania was equipped with Soviet aircraft. The first jet fighter used was the MiG-15 , followed by the MiG-17 . The basic jet fighter became the MiG-19 . 12 MiG-19PM were bought from the USSR, and after a collapse of Soviet-Albanian relations, many Shenyang F-6 s (the Chinese copy of MiG-19S) were bought from China . As Of 2004 , Albania still had 65 MiG-19 and F-6 aircraft, although most were not operationally used. In the early 1970s , Albania bought 12 Shenyang F-7 A fighters (the Chinese copy of the MiG-21 F-13). From 1974 they operated from a base in Gjadër. Although obsolete by modern standards, they still remain the most modern Albanian fighters. SEE ALSO |
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