India retires MiG-21 fighters as air force stretches to improve fleet

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India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes.

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India retires MiG-21 fighters after six decades as air force stretches to improve fleetIndia retires MiG-21 fighters after six decades as air force stretches to improve fleetIndia has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes.
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India retires MiG-21 fighters after six decades as air force stretches to improve fleetIndia retires MiG-21 fighters after six decades as air force stretches to improve fleetIndia has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes.
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