Tezpur air base witnesses President Murmu's first-ever fighter aircraft flight

Onmanorama Staff

Published: April 08, 2023 12:54 PM IST

Tezpur: President Droupadi Murmu experienced her first fighter aircraft flight during a sortie at Tezpur air base in Assam on Saturday.
Group Captain Naveen Kumar Tiwari flew her in a Sukhoi-30 MKI that took off from the Indian Air Force base.

President Droupadi Murmu took a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station in Assam. President Murmu is the third President and second woman President to undertake such a sortie. pic.twitter.com/DozRAWm3Yp
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 8, 2023

Murmu, who is on a three-day trip to Assam, reached Tezpur from Guwahati. She was received at the air base by Air Marshal S P Dharkar, Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

(With PTI inputs)

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