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[Watch] Last Flight Of IAF’s Bahadur: Mig-27’s Scorpion Squadron Takes Off For Its Final Sortie
Swarajya Staff
Dec 27, 2019, 04:04 PM | Updated 04:03 PM IST
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The Scorpion squadron of the famed MiG-27 aircraft took off for the last time before getting decommissioned. Thus, it will be the last time a MiG-27 will take off in India.
The last seven remaining MiG-27s thus took off from the Jodhpur Air Force station today afternoon (27 December).
The Last Flight of MiG-27 of the Indian Air Force, as the Scorpion Squadron flies in formation one last time, 27 Dec 2019, at AFS Jodhpur.
— Delhi Defence Review (@delhidefence) December 27, 2019
The MiG-27 of the Indian Air Force, affectionately called Bahadur retires from active flying service after 35 years of service to IAF. pic.twitter.com/r4MbRkCkVX
Fondly named Bahadur (Brave), the aircraft served the Indian Air Force (IAF) for 35 year and played a pivotal role as an "ace attacker" during the 1999 Kargil war.
India was the last country operating the MiG-27 and this decommission means no MiG-27 will take to the skies again anywhere in the world.
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