After more than six decades of service, India has finally given up its Cold War-era MiG-21 Fishbed fighter jet.

Between 1971‑72 and April 2012, 482 MiG crashes were recorded, claiming 171 pilots, 39 civilians, eight service personnel and ...

Today the IAF phased out the MiG-21 Bison after a 62-year-long career, spanning two thirds of the air force's total lifespan.

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India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying ...

The needle-nosed “flying machine” served the Indian Air Force for 62 years, even long after it was surpassed by first-generation supersonic warplanes in the 21st century.

The MiG‑21 was the backbone of the Indian Air Force, once making up two-thirds of its fighter fleet [AFP via Getty Images] The first time he throttled the MiG‑21 to full power, soaring 20km above the ...