After six decades in service, India’s legendary MiG-21 fighter jet will take its final flight on Sept 26, marking the end of an era, reported the Hindustan Times.
Once the backbone of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Soviet-designed aircraft became both celebrated and infamous – praised for its speed and versatility yet derided as a “flying coffin” for its high crash rate.
India inducted 874 variants since 1963, nearly half lost in accidents that killed over 200 pilots.
The last of the MiG-21s, from No. 23 Squadron “Panthers”, will receive a ceremonial farewell with a flypast at Chandigarh, led by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh.
