Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh completes final IAF sortie in Hyderabad with instructor who first taught him to fly

Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh completes final IAF sortie in Hyderabad with instructor who first taught him to fly left Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh completed his final flying sortie in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on October 20, 2026, flying the HJT-16 Kiran Mk-1 trainer aircraft Special Arrangement Special Arrangement https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/4g0luk/article71604573.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-10-20%20at%205.59.00%20PM.jpeg HYDERABAD From his first flying sortie in 1984 to his final flight in an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft in 2026, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh’s flying journey has come full circle. On Tuesday (October 20, 2026) he took to the skies in an HJT-16 Kiran Mk-1 trainer at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal near Hyderabad, flying alongside the instructor who first taught him to fly. The 55-minute sortie was significant as Air Chief Marshal Singh flew with his first flying instructor, Wing Commander V.