Thai queen becomes first reigning monarch to fly jet solothailand #queen #wion

Thailand’s Queen Suthida has completed her first solo flight in a Gripen fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household. The Queen was seen boarding the aircraft at an airfield in Surat Thani province on October 8, as King Maha Vajiralongkorn watched from the ground. An experienced pilot, she has logged around 1,188 flight hours across multiple aircraft types since beginning her aviation training in 2010.