A MiG-21 family: Son flies it, dad flew it

https://ift.tt/2EEZy5N For the Varthamans, flying the MiG-21 fighter aircraft is a sort of family tradition. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman downed a Pakistani F-16 plane before his MiG-21 Bison was hit during a dogfight. His father Air Marshal (retd) Simhakutty Varthaman also flew the MiG-21s and was an IAF test pilot, who retired five years ago, a family friend said.

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J from Times of India https://ift.tt/2EEZy5N