IAF Farewell to MIG-21, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh is reminiscent of his legacy and operational role video

The Indian Air Force said goodbye to the Legacy Russian Russian-made fighter on Monday, August 25, 2025, while the head of the air staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, visited the last squadron operating the plane in the country, according to a social media post on X. the forces. The plane will retire in the Indian Air Force on September 26, 2025 after six decades. “The honest legacy of MIG-21, the head of the air staff visited the No. 23 SQN ‘Panthers’, the last squadron the legendary fighter operated. Video run by news agency Ani, head of the aircraft, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet, on Monday, with the Pilots, a few Pilots, a few rounds were in the plane before being taken out of order in September 2025. Amarhal Amar Preet Singh said that the work -page plane, set in 1964, is a ‘remarkable aircraft’; However, it requires ‘strict training’ to work in the field. “The MIG-21 was the Workgard of the Indian Air Force. It was put in place in 1964 and has since employed. My first flight in an MIG-21 was in 1985. It was a simple but remarkable aircraft to fly, although it demanded a strict training,” said Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet. Retired SQN LDR Varlin Panwar, in response to the agency’s post, said senior Air Force officers fly in a coach, along with senior pilots for not flying actively. However, the Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh decided on Monday to fly in a single-seat MIG-21 Bison. “I’m sure people noticed that most of the senior officers in a coach, due to a relatively senior pilot who is not on the plane, fly, while ACM AP Singh prefers to fly in a single-seat MIG-21 Bison here. Panwar said in response to the social media post of the news agency.