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Feb 4 • 07:12 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

How Croatia Got Its First MiG 21? Behind It Is a Film Story of Madness and Courage

On this day in 1992, pilot Danijel Borović defected from the Yugoslav People's Army, bringing Croatia its first MiG-21 fighter jet, amidst a historical backdrop of caution and strategic timing following previous defections.

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