September 2010

India retire oldest MiG-21s

India’s government is to phase out its oldest MiG-series aircraft, following a spate of crashes. “A total of 21 MiG aircraft have crashed during the last three years,” defence minister AK Antony told India’s parliament. The accidents resulted in four deaths. The oldest type in the air force inventory is the MiG-21 and these are being phased out, Antony says. The service has about 200 MiG-21s, most of which were ...

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