Abhinandan's MIG -21 squadron to be retired by IAF by September end |*news

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Published on September 20, 2022 - Duration: 02:23s

Abhinandan's MIG -21 squadron to be retired by IAF by September end |*news

The Indian Air Force is set to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron ‘Sword Arms’ that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of when he had downed an F-16 combat aircraft of Pakistan a day after the Balakot strike in February 2019.

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