From sentinel of skies to dhaba decoration, a MIG-21 finds new home

A decommissioned MIG-21 supersonic fighter aircraft, which once roared across the sky defending the borders of the nation, now stands parked outside a dhaba on a highway in Haryana.

The aircraft has been displayed in front of ‘Maharaja Dhaba’ on Rohtak-Delhi highway. Giving company to the fighter aircraft are two tractors, also put on display by the dhaba management. Near the aircraft stand parked the cars and two-wheelers of the customers.

“It attracts a lot of people. They stop their cars here especially to get selfies clicked with the aircraft in the background,” says Kamal Sodhi, manager of the dhaba, while speaking to The Indian Express. The hotel management had brought the fighter aircraft even before inauguration of the eatery in 2019.