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Well, the Serbia and Montenegro markings are actually FRY (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - post communist Yugoslavia since 1992 without Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia and Bosnia which have declare independence in 1991-1992 and then the war started) and they were in use from 1992 to 2006 both by Serbia and Montenegro (actually Serbia and Montenegro is same as FRY, just it was a rename of country in 2003 on Western request).
The picture of MiG no. 18109 is from 1998. I think, that aircraft was shot down during the 1999. war with NATO near Valjevo town when it was flown by commander of 204th Regiment, col. Milenko Pavlovic, which has been killed in that combat. so since 1999. that aircraft didn't existed.
The aircraft on overhaul - actually painting at "Moma" on those pictures is the first overhauled aircraft no. 18101, the inverted colors are probably because of lightgrey background for darkgrey enamel.
And yes, the aircraft which has crashed with Rade Ranđelović was 18105.
If you need info for all Fulcrum's that were in use with Yugoslav Air Force:
-18101 - still active in Serbian AF, overhauled in 2007-2008
-18102 - currently on overhaul
-18103 - destroyed on ground by NATO air strike at Batajnica AB, 1999
-18104 - destroyed on ground by NATO air strike at Niš airport, 1999
-18105 - overhauled in 2007-2008, crashed in 2009 at Batajnica AB killing it's pilot Rade Ranđelović and one soldier on ground
-18106 - shot down near Kruševac by friendly fire (SAM) near Kruševac, it's pilot, maj. Predrag Milutinović (127th Sq commander) ejected safely, 1999
-18107 - destroyed on ground by NATO air strike at Batajnica AB, 1999
-18108 - still active in Serbian AF, overhauled in 2007-2008
-18109 - shot down near Valejvo by NATO (but there are some information about friendly fire too - MANPAD), it's pilot, col. Milenko Pavlović was KIA, 1999
-18110 - crashed near Ponikve airport during the war in a noncombat flight, it's pilot, maj. Slobodan Tešanović ejected safely, 1999
-18111 - shot down near Titel by NATO, it's pilot, maj. Nebojša Nikolić ejected safely, 1999
-18112 - shot down near Priština by possible friendly fire (SAM), it's pilto, maj. Iljo Arizanov ejected safely on enemy territory (held by KLA) and managed to break through enemy lines to Priština Air Base, 1999
-18113 - shot down near Loznica by NATO, crashed in Bosnia, it's pilot Capt. 1st Class Zoran Radoslavljević KIA, was wingman to 18114 aircraft on interception mission, 1999
-18114 - shot down near Bijeljina by NATO, crashed in Bosnia, it's pilot, maj. Slobodan Perić ejected safely in Bosnia and with help of local Serbs managed to escape capture by NATO forces and escapes back to FRY, 1999
-18301 - still active in Serbian AF, overhauled in 2007-2008
-18302 - destroyed on ground by NATO air strike at Batajnica AB, 1999
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