MiG-21 Fishbed (Mikojan-Gurjevics,Szovjetunió) / J-7 , F-7 (Csengdu, Kína)

The Indian Air Force’s remaining MiG-21 Bison squadrons will be decommissioned by mid-September, defence officials said on Tuesday.

The final 31–36 aircraft, now consolidated at Nal Air Force Station in Rajasthan under No. 23 “Panthers” Squadron, will participate in a ceremonial farewell on September 19 at Chandigarh before being permanently grounded.

This will bring the curtains down on the longest-serving fighter aircraft in the Air Force’s inventory.

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The Indian Air Force’s remaining MiG-21 Bison squadrons will be decommissioned by mid-September, defence officials said on Tuesday.

The final 31–36 aircraft, now consolidated at Nal Air Force Station in Rajasthan under No. 23 “Panthers” Squadron, will participate in a ceremonial farewell on September 19 at Chandigarh before being permanently grounded.

This will bring the curtains down on the longest-serving fighter aircraft in the Air Force’s inventory.

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Decommissioning ceremony of legendary MiG-21 fighter jets - Indian Air Force
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Highlights of culmination ceremony of Mig-21
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November 1982: The USAF C-5 that landed at Beijing, loaded 4 new F-7s for Constant Peg and flew them to Tonopah Test Range and Area 51...

Project Constant Peg was a secret program to train US Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fighter aircrews to fly against Soviet-designed aircraft.


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