President Droupadi Murmu, in a G-suit and sunglasses, undertook a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from the Air Force Station in Haryana's Ambala on Wednesday (October 29).

Murmu, who was holding a helmet in her hand, also posed for pictures with the pilot. Shortly before the aircraft took off at 11.27 am, the President waved from inside the jet.

Air Chief Marshal A P Singh also flew in a separate aircraft from the same airbase.

Presidents and sorties

In April 2023, Murmu, the supreme commander of the Indian armed forces has undertaken a sortie in Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station, Assam.

Former presidents A P J Abdul Kalam and Pratibha Patil had undertaken sorties in Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Air Force Station, Lohegaon near Pune on June 8, 2006

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