MiG-21 farewell: What is Form 700 and why it is important for an aircraft | Explained

The iconic Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, the fighter aircraft that served the Indian Air Force (IAF) for more than 60 years, was decommissioned on Friday. The Russian-origin warhorse. which was inducted in the 1960s, was decommissioned at a mega farewell at the Air Force Station in Chandigarh in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh. 

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