IAF Bids Farewell To MiG-21; Dehradun Marshal Brijesh Dhar Remembers Historic First Flight

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IAF Bids Farewell To MiG-21; Dehradun Marshal Brijesh Dhar Remembers Historic First Flight

90-year-old Marshal Brijesh Jayal recalls being among the first Indians to fly the iconic supersonic jet.

Dehradun: As the Indian Air Force (IAF) bid farewell to the iconic MiG-21 on Friday, 90-year-old retired Marshal Brijesh Dhar Jayal from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, reminisced on a defining chapter of aviation history. He was the first Indian to test-fly the jet over six decades ago.

He was among a select group of eight IAF pilots chosen to fly the supersonic aircraft (MiG-21). Today, only two of them are still alive—retired Marshal Brijesh and AK Sen.

Inducted into the IAF in 1963, the MiG-21 was retired nearly 63 years later, coinciding with retired Marshal Brijesh