Thailand’s Queen Suthida flies Gripen fighter solo for first time (www.aerotime.aero)

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Queen Suthida of Thailand flew a Saab JAS 39C Gripen solo for the first time on October 8, 2026, at the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) Wing 7 in Surat Thani province, according to an account released by the Bureau of the Royal Household.

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[-] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

more👏women👏war👏criminals👏

[-] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

She also serves as co-pilot alongside King Maha Vajiralongkorn on royal flights aboard Boeing 737-400 and 737-800 aircraft, having accumulated more than 450 hours on the latter.

We really need to eat the rich, to stop this climate devastation.

This family's carbon footprint is criminal.

[-] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 points 6 days ago

Guess she had a lot of off time to play flight simulator?

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