Goodbye to MIG-21! Farewell to fighter jets MIG-21 today, read here 1971 War to Balakot

The Indian Air Force MIG-21 fighter aircraft will retire today. The fighter aircraft fly at 11 o’clock from Chandigarh Airport last time. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh itself will fly with six fighter jets of 23 squadrons, and Squadron leader Priya Sharma will also join the Flypast. This will end the service of MIG-21 in the Indian Air Force. Tejas LCA Mark-1a will replace this aircraft. Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh, CDS Anil Chauhan and the head of the three armies will attend the farewell ceremony of MIG-21. When did MIG-21 became part of the Indian Air Force? The Indian Air Force will say goodbye to more than six decades of its iconic MIG-21 fighter aircraft. The aircraft will formally emerge on the apple 26 during a special ceremony at Chandigarh Air Force Station, which marks the end of an era. Look for clean feed, copyright-free … pic.twitter.com/qqpx2Ygsss-pb- shabd (@pbshabd) September 14, 2025 MIG-21 is considered the ‘spine’ of the Indian Air Force. It was the first supersonic fighter plane of India, launched in India by the then Minister of Defense VK Krishna Menon. In 1961, an agreement between Russia and India was signed for the MIG-21 Series aircraft. In 1962, two squadrons of this plane joined the Indian Air Force. The plane was first included in the Indian Air Force in April 1963. Since 1967, Mig-21 has been composed in India itself and the Indian Company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has taken over. By 1980, India bought 872 MIG-21 fighters, of which about 400 crashed. As a result of these accidents, the use of these aircraft has now decreased. Tomorrow will serve War after Operation Sindoor, 26 Sep 2025, MIG-21 is officially retiring. A farewell for this was organized tomorrow in Chandigarh Airforce Station. Key Fact Type: Supersonic Fighter Aircraft Origin: Soviet Union (Designed by Mikoyan-Gurevich) First Flight: 1955 introduced: 1959 Role: …… pic.twitter.com/qdf3rhjbhbhb —Rackk upsc (@Crack__upsc) September 25, 2025 a Mig-21 Sindoor was served by the 1965, a MIG-21 fighter plane served in Operation Sindoor by the 1965, an MIG-21 fighter, served in Operation Sindoor and Pakistan. In the last phase, the fighter plane killed a Pakistani F-16 fighter plane. Initially, fighter jets were used to destroy the enemy, but later for ground attacks. This aircraft can also fly faster than sound speed (332 m per second). The velocity reaches Mac 2 so that it can reach the height within seconds. In this operation, MIG-21s introduced impassable courage. It was the IAF that converted a short, supersonic arrow named Runways Out of Action and Brough an end to the 1971 War pic.twitter.com/ujwwWRSA5-shiv_Cybersurg (@shiv_cybersurg) September 4, 2025 MIG-21 fighter aircraft to the 1965 fighter fighter jet participated. During the Indo-Pakistan War in 1971, the plane destroyed many Pakistani air conditions. During the Kargil war in 1999, the plane flew at night and destroyed the hiding places of the enemy in the rocky hills of Kargil. During the Balakot Air Statement in 2019, group captain Abhinandan Current flew the Mig-21-Bison and destroyed a Pakistani F-16 fighter plane. During Operation Sindoor in 2025, MIG-21 also destroyed terrorist bases in Pakistan. Why is the MIG-21 ‘UDTA Coffin’ called? In the past 62 years, more than 400 fighter jets have crashed in the last 62 years, leading to more than 200 pilots. This is why the MIG-21 fighter plane is known as ‘Flying Coffin’ and ‘Widow Manufacturer’. The cause of accidents is that this aircraft is about 60 years old and that its technology is also outdated, making its parts old and their maintenance became difficult.