New Delhi: The MiG-27 fighter, which proved to be an “ace attacker” during the 1999 Kargil War, will roar through the skies for one last time on Friday after serving the Indian Air Force (IAF) for over three decades.
The swing-wing fighter has been the backbone of the Air Force’s ground-attack fleet and the IAF will give a farewell to its squadron of seven aircraft from Jodhpur Air Base, officials said.
“The upgraded variant of this last swing-wing fleet has been the pride of IAF strike fleet since 2006. All other variants, such as MiG-23 BN and MiG-23 MF and the pure MiG-27 have already retired from IAF,” NDTV quoted a defence ministry statement as saying.
“The fleet earned its glory in the historic Kargil conflict when it delivered rockets and bombs with accuracy on enemy positions. The fleet also took active part in Operation Parakram,” the ministry added.
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