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India’s 1st supersonic fighter jet #MiG21 completes 60 years in @IAF_MCC Service.

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In March 1963, the first batch of MiG-21 arrived in India. Over the past 60 years,the aircraft, including all variants flown by the IAF, have been part of various operations, including the 1971 Indo-Pak War, 1999 Kargil war and the most recent air duel after the Balakot airstrike

The Indian Air Force force has operated about 872 MiG-21 fighters since the time they were first inducted in the 1963.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited licence-produced 657 of these jets. Over the years, avionics, missiles and radars were upgraded with newer versions.

since its induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 1963, as many as 400 MiG-21s had been involved in accidents leading to the death of 171 pilots, 39 civilians and eight personnel from other services...

As we can see due to a lot of accidents n misshappen in previous years, this old beauty will get retire till 2025. It’s really very painful by seeing this bird decommissioning soon, But this BISON will be in the history of IAF for it’s immense n amazing contribution.

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