Indian Navy, Air Force retired old Ilyushin-38, MiG-21 aircraft.
Defence
The Indian Navy bid farewell to its Ilyushin-38 Sea Dragon long-range maritime patrol aircraft after 46 years of service, while the Indian Air Force retired another squadron of the aging MiG-21 fighter aircraft that ushered in the jet age. , In the Indian Air Force six decades ago. “The ILs were flying till the last day, completing almost 52,000 flying hours! “Truly a remarkable achievement, which accurately mirrors the standards set by Team 315 (INAS 315) for itself,” Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said at the decommissioning ceremony at Dabolim. The naval aviation squadron known as the Winged Stallions was commissioned on October 1, 1977 with the induction of IL-38 aircraft, ushering in the modern era of aerial long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
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