Balakot Strike: Wing Commander Abhinandan's MiG-21 squadron 'Sword Arms' will retire on this day
IAF fighter jets had bombed a Jaish e Mohammed terrorist training camp in Balakot on February 26 2019 nearly two weeks after the Pulwama terror attack
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IAF fighter jets had bombed a Jaish e Mohammed terrorist training camp in Balakot on February 26 2019 nearly two weeks after the Pulwama terror attack
IAF will be retiring a squadron of its MiG 21 fighter jets, which have been dubbed “flying coffins” due to frequent accidents.
Abhinandan Varthaman MiG-21: 'Sword Arms' is one of its four remaining squadrons of ageing MiG-21 fighter jets. The No. 51 Squadron is to be retired by the end of September.
Decision comes over three years after two Indian aircraft were shot down by Pakistan Air Force on February 27, 2019
Indian Air Force: MiG-21 squadron 'Sword Arms' is one of IAF's four remaining squadrons of ageing MiG-21 fighter jets.