As the Soviet era MiG-21 takes last flight, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta recounts the 62-year journey of the IAF mainstay of six decades. CutTheClutter episode 1736 also looks at the IAF’s chequered record of warplane acquisitions.
Adventures of MiG-21 as it retires after 62 yrs, & chronically messy IAF fighter jet acquisitions
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