Image: MiG-23 Bn Aircraft

Description: This is MiG-23 Aircraft which is the first swing wing fighter to be inducted into the IAF. The aricraft was designed by the Mikoyan Gurevich design bureau of the erstwhile USSR and manufactured in 1982. The aircraft with No SM - 273 is the last MiG-23 Bn to fly in the world and landed at Pune on 26th March 2009. This aircraft was employed in Kashmir Valley during Operation Meghdoot for securing Siachen Glacier in Northern Ladakh. In 1985, MiG-23 Bn had got the unique distinction for being the first fighter aircraft ever to cross Banihal Pass in Jammu and Kashmir by night. On May 24, 1999 during the operation Safed Sagar, the MiG-23 Bn went into the action, targeting enemy position at Tiger Hill with 57 mm rocket and 500 kgs bombs. The aircraft has the distinction of being the aircraft type to fire maximum weapon load over enemy position in Kargil. MiG-23 Bn served the country splendidly for a period of 27 years and flew more than 154,000 hours into the Indian skies.
Title: MiG-23 Bn Aircraft
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