Explained: India's First Supersonic Fighter, The MiG-21, Retires After 62 Years Of Service
The legendary MiG-21 fighter jets, the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on Friday. The country's first supersonic fighter and interceptor aircraft were retired at the decommissioning event in Chandigarh, where it was first inducted in the 1960s. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh flew the sortie of the MiG-21 Bison aircraft, during the culmination ceremony which took place with a ceremonial flypast, marking the closure of a historic chapter in India's air power.
