New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh completed his final flying sortie in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, flying the HJT-16 Kiran Mk-1 trainer alongside his first flying instructor, Wing Commander V S Kochar (Retd), bringing his flying journey in the force full circle.
The 55-minute sortie on October 20 was particularly significant as it reunited the Air Chief with the instructor who had guided him during the initial stages of his flying career. The aircraft, bearing tail number U 707, added to the personal significance of the occasion.
Air Chief Marshal Singh undertook his first-ever flying sortie on January 28, 1984. More than four decades later, his final sortie in an IAF aircraft aboard the Kiran...