Meet Retired Air Marshal Brijesh Jayal, who flew India's first supersonic fighter jet into the country

Source : The Economic Times The MiG-21, India’s first supersonic fighter, is set for retirement after 62 years of service. Over 1,200 were built by HAL, and the jet saw action from 1965 to Balakot in 2019. Air Marshal (retd) Brijesh Dhar Jayal, among the first pilots trained in the USSR, recalls it as a “warrior,” rejecting its “flying coffin” label.