Chandigarh, Sep 26, 2025

It will be a memorable and emotional reunion in Chandigarh, the City Beautiful, where its first squadron was commissioned in 1963, on Friday, as the skies will roar to give ‘final salute’ to the Russian-made MiG-21 that was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) almost six decades ago.

It will be a memorable but emotional reunion in Chandigarh, the City Beautiful, where its first squadron was commissioned in 1963, on Friday, as the skies will roar to give ‘final salute’ to the Russian-made MiG-21 that was inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) almost six decades ago.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the retirement ceremony of the MiG-21 aircraft, and the Air Chief Marshal will personally participate in the final mission to pay tribute to the MiG-21

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