Aircraft Photo of C2216 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis | India - Air Force | AirHistory.net #454568
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Local Operator Name:भारतीय वायु सेना
Location
City / Airport:Delhi - Indira Gandhi InternationalMap
Country:India
Airport Codes:ICAO: VIDP   IATA: DEL   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Indian Air Force Museum (Palam)
 
Photo Date:11 March 2020
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 454568
Photo Comment

Framed in light at IAF Museum Palam, the Bis was the most numerous of the MiG-21 variants to serve the IAF, really a "People's Fighter". The Bis was remarkably agile in flight, as well as a good ground-attack platform. It used to be quite a sight coupled with the lovely double bangs of these fast movers as they went supersonic. For a long time the spear tip of IAF's fighter fleet, the MiG-21 has held the line through many conflicts.

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