The deafening roar of the MiG-21’s engine was heard for the last time over Indian skies as the first supersonic fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) streaked across the skies in Chandigarh in the three-aircraft Badal formation and the four-aircraft Panther formation on Friday (September 26).

The old warhorse of IAF took to the skies as the sun shone bright, the brilliant blue skies cloudless, providing a picture-perfect setting for the elaborate farewell, with pilots watching their companion in many a battle bow out.

IAF chief flies MiG-21

Air Chief Marshal A P Singh flew the sortie of the MiG-21 Bison aircraft with call sign Badal 3. Dilbagh Singh, who became the IAF chief in 1981, led the first MiG-21 Squadron here in 1963.

The culmination of MiG-21 operations took place with a cere

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