Hyderabad, Oct. 20 -- Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Tuesday described his final sortie in a Kiran trainer aircraft with his former instructor, retired Wing Commander Kochar, as a "dream come true", bringing his flying career full circle to the aircraft in which he took his first flying lesson in 1984.
The Chief of the Air Staff received a water cannon salute after landing at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad, where his journey as a military pilot began.
"I started my journey with the same aircraft, and I think I must be the only Chief who is retiring while the basic aircraft he flew is still in service," Singh said.
Air Chief Marshal Singh recalled that his first sortie in the Kiran aircraft took place on January 28, 1984, at ...