The MiG-21 upgrade saga: The earliest mark of the MiG-21 (NATO Code Fishbed) to enter the IAF’s inventory in 1963 was the MiG-21F-13, also referred to as the Type 74.
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Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand talks about the MiG-21 Fishbed: My introduction to the MiG-21 was a strange story full of twists and turns that needs to be told as this venerable fighter that formed the bedrock of Indian defence of its skies takes its last bow with the Indian Air Force and bids adieu to it on 26 September 2025.
Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says:
Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says…I learnt more than flying from them: AY TIPNIS: Signifying this delay in our meeting, the first thing Tippy Sir asked me, when he was the Chief and I was in a spot of trouble, was how it was that our paths had never crossed earlier.
Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says I learnt more than flying from them: PRATAP RAO: Perhaps a little late in life and my service career, I first met Pratap Rao when he was a Squadron Leader and serving as an Air Force Examiner in the prestigious AEB based at Hindan outside Delhi.
Air Marshal (R) Harish Masand says I Learnt More than Flying from Them: Denzil Keelor: In early March 1978, I reached TACDE AF in Jamnagar from 101 Squadron, then based in Adampur, to undergo the 12 FCL Course.
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