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New Delhi: As October came to a close, the Indian Air Force phased out yet another squadron of the MiG 21 Bison the Number 4 Squadron in Rajasthan, known as the Oorials, located at the Uttarlai Air Force Station in Barmer..
The The MiG-21s had been inducted into the air force in 1963.In all, the air force had equipped a total of 28 fighter squadrons and four training units with MiG-21..
According to a post by air force enthusiast Anchit Gupta on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), sharing the MiG-21 data, the first squadron, Number 7 Squadron, was phased out in November 1984..
Furthermore, between 2009 and 2012, the air force numberplated squadron Number 15, MiG Operational Flying Training Unit (MOFTU) formed at Tezpur, and Numbers 17 and 101 squadron...
In March 2020, Number 26 Squadron came to be numberplated, while in March 2022, the Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) was converted to Su-30 aircraft..
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