In a unique moment at the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy (AFA) in Dundigal, Hyderabad, Saturday, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, piloted and led a three-aircraft Kiran formation while newly-commissioned Indian Air Force (IAF) officers marched to martial tunes.

This marked the first time in history that an IAF Chief flew a sortie during the CGP at the AFA in Dundigal. Air Chief Marshal Singh is a Qualified Flying Instructor and an Experimental Test Pilot with over 5,000 hours of flight experience on various fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. The Kirans are employed to meet the IAF’s intermediate flying training requirements for pilots.

The parade marked the successful completion of pre-commissioning training for the Flight Cadets of the

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