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Why are MiGs flying coffins for IAF pilots?

New Delhi: The crash of a MiG-21 Bison and the death of a pilot near Uttarlai air base in Barmer, Rajsthan, on Monday, is yet another  mishap in the troubled history of an aircraft that

PTI Published : Jul 16, 2013 16:50 IST, Updated : Aug 02, 2013 9:21 IST


IAF began with MiG-21s, but went on to progressively induct swing-wing MiG-23s, strategic reconnaissance MiG-25s, medium-range strike MiG-27s and in the 1980s, air defence MiG-29s as well, to its inventory.





India inducted upwards of 1,200 MiGs, two-thirds of them being MiG-21s, over the decades.  

The MiGs constituted over 75% of its total combat fleet. Though French and British fighters also joined the force later, the MiG saga still continues.  




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