These girls created history by flying MIG-21: Avni became the first female pilot to fly it, will retire after 60 years of Pakistan-China sixes

After supporting in every war for 6 decades, now the MiG-21 fighter aircraft will say goodbye to the Indian Army. In the next few years, all the MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force will be retired in a sequential manner. Considered the world’s most modern in the 1960s, this fighter plane is now far behind in terms of technology.

In the last few years, the MiG-21 has been the victim of frequent accidents. Due to which it has come to be called the flying coffin. Nevertheless, the soldiers of the Indian Army, on the strength of their courage and courage, won many battles with the help of this aircraft.

The MiG-21 planes will also be remembered for another reason. This plane was the first ride by women pilots of the Air Force. For many years, the lioness of the Air Force flew this ship.

The initial batch of 3 women pilots to join the Indian Air Force had flown the MiG-21 aircraft.

Avani became the first woman fighter pilot by flying MiG-21

In the year 2018, Flight Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi created history by flying a single MiG-21. Avni was the first woman fighter pilot in the country to do so. Originally from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Avani Chaturvedi had achieved this position after a long and difficult training. Initially, he flew with an associate pilot for a long time. But after 2018 she started flying MiG-21 alone.

The MiG-21 was the favorite plane of the three early women pilots.

In 2015, the Government of India allowed women to become pilots in the Indian Army. After which three women fighter pilots were inducted for the first time in the Indian Air Force in June 2016. Apart from Avani Chaturvedi, Mohana Jeetarwal and Bhawna Kant were the first three women fighter pilots in the country. All of them were trained on MiG-21. Everyone had flown this plane for the first time in 2018. Later, the then President Ram Nath Kovind also honored these three women pilots.

Before Rafale, Shivangi Singh also flew MiG-21

Shivangi Singh, who created history by flying Rafale over the Rajpath in the 73rd Republic Day Parade, also used to fly MiG-21 earlier. Shivangi of the second batch of female pilots was also trained on the MiG-21 aircraft. Later he also flew many other aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Nehru government bought MiG-21 from Soviet Union

In 1961, in the wake of a possible Chinese attack, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru made a deal to buy MiG-21 fighter planes from the Soviet Union. However, it was delivered in 1964 after the Indo-China war. MiG-21 was India’s first modern fighter plane. Earlier, India had been using only the old fighter planes of the British era. At present, the army has 70 MiG-21 aircraft.