Occasionally our C-130 crew would get a "good deal" trip somewhere outside the war zone. In early 1973 we headed for Jakarta, Indonesia, and on the way stopped at Iswahyudi Airport in the central part of Java, several hundred miles east of Jakarta. The Indonesian Royal Air Force had a presence there, and we were able to tour one of the hangers while our C-130 was getting refueled. In the hanger were a half dozen Soviet made MIG-21s belonging to the Indonesian Air Force. It was not clear if they were operational. However I was surprised at how small they were.
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