Hi,
According to Russian sources, a total of 66 MiG-23MLD (Export) have been newly-built. Known as the MiG-23MLD Izdelie 23-19 or the alternative designation Izdelie 23-22, these were exported to Bulgaria and Libya.
The last eight MiG-23MLD (Export) delivered to Bulgaria in early 1985 were the very last MiG-23 aircraft taken from the production line at Znamya Truda. These MiG-23 were assembled in November and December 1984. The 4278th and last single-seat MiG-23 example to leave the Znamya Truda final assembly facility at Lukhovitsi was Bulgarian AF MiG-23MLD (Export) serial 219. This particular aircraft went through its functional check flight on December 22, 1984 and was then ferried to Bulgaria in February 1985. Intotal Bulgaria received 16 MiG-23MLD (Export) aircraft (l/n 18022-18029 and 18418-18427).
But did Libya receievd all the other 50 MiG-23MLD (Export) aircraft (l/n 18030, 18116-18130, 18216-18230, 18316-18330 and 18416-18419)
A total of 18 Libyan MiG-23MLD (Export) serials are known. So what could have happend tot the other 32 (Libyan) MiG-23MLD (Export) aircraft (minus some peacetime attrition)
According to US Gov docs, the first MiG-23 'Flogger G" aircraft were delivered to Libya in 1984 and about 15 Libya's MiG-23 'Flogger G' were operational in the summer of 1985.








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