The MiG-21's sharp silhouette and supersonic roar will live on in the memories of those who flew it, those who maintained it, ...
Friday, September 26, 2025. This is the end of an era for the Indian Air Force, one that has lasted over six decades. Today the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 - the MiG-21, that most redoubtable of fighter ...
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Retired Air Marshal says MiG-21 was not a 'Flying Coffin', recalls how it beat four US fighter jets in Pakistan
The sun is finally setting on the MiG-21, the Indian Air Force’s first supersonic jet fighter that has served for more than six decades. As the aircraft prepares for its final flight on September 19 ...
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MiG‑21 retires: The chequered history of IAF’s ‘warhorse’ that soared Indian skies for over 60 years
The Indian Air Force is bidding adieu to its iconic MiG‑21 fighter jets. The Soviet-origin aircraft were first inducted into ...
Between 1966 and 1980, India inducted a total of 872 MiG variants, making it one of the most widely used aircraft in IAF ...
He joined the Air Force in 1960, switched to the Soviet jet in 1966, and flew it for the next 26 years. "I loved flying the MiG-21 the way a bird loves the sky. In combat it protected me - when the ...
India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes ...
CHANDIGARH: On 26 September this year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally decommissioned its last MiG-21 squadron, Panthers, ...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later ...
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