Aircraft Photo of SM265 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN | India - Air Force | AirHistory.net #597913
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:SM265
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Local Operator Name:भारतीय वायु सेना
Location
City / Area:New Delhi / Swarna Jayanti Park [ Off-Airport ]
Country:India
 
Photo Date:10 October 2021
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 597913
Photo Comment

Showing a bit of wear and tear but still quite a sight at Swarna Jayanti Park, Rohini, this BN might metamorphose into a nicer paint scheme with time, as the chipped paint reveals hints of camo brown and green underneath. The Flogger was inducted in No. 10 Sqn. "Winged Daggers", which operated the same from Jan. 1981 to Dec. 1993. Other IAF units to operate the type were No. 220 Sqn. "Desert Tigers", No. 31 Sqn. "Lions" and No. 221 Sqn. "Valiants", the last unit to phase out their BNs on 06 Mar 2009. BNs were flown in Op Safed Sagar to attack Pakistani positions during the 1999 Kargil War.

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