Be safe. Fly Safe,
I am the MiG-21.I was not perfect. I had flaws, faults, and the scars that came with them.
But when India needed a supersonic sword in the sky — I was there.
For six decades, I protected India’s airspace like a devoted sentinel. To every technician who kept me flying through thick and thin, I bow with deepest gratitude — I am forever in your debt.
Now, the time has come for me to take my final flight.
I leave —not in silence, but with the thunder of duty fulfilled.
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