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IAF CHIEF FLIES IN PILATUS PC-7
SP’s Aviation
|Issue 4, 2023
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari flew a sortie in the Pilatus PC-7 MkII to mark the completion of over two lakh flying hours of the aircraft
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On April 12, 2023, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari flew a sortie in the Pilatus PC-7 MkII aircraft at Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad. The sortie was performed to commemorate the completion of over two lakh flying hours in a decade of operations by the Pilatus PC-7 MkII.
The Indian Air Force tweeted about the occasion and also shared pictures of the IAF chief aboard the aircraft.
This story is from the Issue 4, 2023 edition of SP’s Aviation.
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