MiG-25 on a Pedestal

Here is a MiG-25 in a town somewhere North of Moscow that I visited last summer.

A monument to the MiG-25.

The fastest and highest-altitude jet fighter in the world ever.

As of 2019, it remains the fastest mass-produced manned aircraft in operational service, and it has held that position since 1960s for over 50 years already!

I believe, it is capable of outrunning all known air-to-air and maybe even ground-to-air missiles and thus potentially escaping them even if they are aimed perfectly.

One of the few aircraft that was almost entirely made of stainless steel.

Dubna, corner of Tsentralnaya and Oktyabrskaya.

However, as regards operational status, remaining MiG-25s are operated only by Syria and Algeria, with Russia believed to have some in conservation.

Avtozilla: MiG-25: Here is a MiG-25 in a town somewhere North of Moscow that I visited last summer. A monument to the MiG-25. The fastest and highe...