| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C499 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21FL |
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| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Unit Markings: | 8 Sqn. "Eight Pursoots" |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Delhi - Indira Gandhi InternationalMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VIDP IATA: DEL Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Indian Air Force Museum (Palam) |
| Photo Date: | 8 January 2007 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 617424 |
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On display at IAF Museum Palam with the emblem of No. 8 Sqn "Eight Pursoots." Inducted into the IAF in Apr 1963, the MiG-21F-13 or Type 74 equipped No. 28 Sqn "First Supersonics" under Wg Cdr Dilbagh Singh, followed by the PF and licence-built FL or Type 77 with R2L radar. The FL was used to good effect in the 1971 Indo-Pak War on both fronts. In the west, FLs from No. 47 Sqn "Black Archers" and No. 29 Sqn "Scorpions" shot down four PAF F-104s without loss, besting the Starfighter. The last FLs were retired in Dec 2013. The 57° wing sweep is visible with a span of 7.15 m and area of 23.04 m². This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 November 2023, and has since been viewed 236 times. |