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IAF's golden machine MiG-21 flies into history

New Delhi: One of the first variants of the MiG 21 combat aircraft, which dealt severe blows to Pakistan Air Force in the 1971 war, flew into the annals of history on Dec 11. The

India TV News Desk Published : Dec 09, 2013 15:41 IST, Updated : Dec 11, 2013 18:49 IST


The MiG-21 has the distinction of holding a number of aviation records, including the most produced jet aircraft in aviation history, the most produced combat aircraft since WWII, and the longest production run of a combat aircraft.  

Over 11,000 MiG-21 aircraft, derivatives and copies have been built since 1959 and have served with 50 air forces.  

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