Our Correspondent

Hamirpur, February 6,

MIG-21 Bison will be the centre of attraction at Sainik School, Sujanpur Tihra. The fuselage of the aircraft has arrived on the school campus.

The IAF had decommissioned the deadly fighter jet after it served the country for over 50 years. This generation of fighter jets had shown its remarkable capacities during the Balakot attacks in Pakistan.

The school authorities and the Old Students Association had requested the Defence Ministry to provide an aircraft for the display in the school. It had one obsolete war tank and defused missiles. The jet in the school gallery will encourage young cadets of the school to join the IAF.

Group Captain AK Paul, Principal of the school, said the fuselage of the fighter jet had arrived and other parts, including wings and fins, would arrive soon. Once it was assembled and furnished, it would be inaugurated with honour.

Suneel Rana, president of OBA, said the school had given over 460 officers to defence services. He said MIG-21 would also make the students aware of the IAF and its strength.