NEW DELHI (AP) — India retired its last fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets Friday, ending more than six decades of service with an aircraft once celebrated for its combat prowess but later ...
India has retired its last fleet of MiG-21 fighter jets, closing a six-decade chapter with an aircraft once hailed for its combat prowess but later derided as a “flying coffin” due to frequent crashes ...
TUKWILA, Wash. — "I love just how clean it is and all the little details," said South African artist Ralph Zimon as he looked over the MiG-21 Soviet fighter jet at the Museum of Flight. He didn't ...
SEATTLE — Tens of millions of small colorful glass beads, needled together by hand, now make up the body and interior of a decommissioned Cold War-era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet. The Museum ...
India’s retirement of its last Mikoyan MiG-21 Bison fighters relegates the iconic Cold War type to uncertain use in a small number of developing world air forces. In a 26 September ceremony at Air ...