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Indian president, 74, test flies Russian fighter jet

Published: 25 November, 2009, 14:53
Edited: 07 April, 2010, 22:18


India, Pune: In this handout photo released by the President Palace, Indian President Pratibha Patil is strapped into the cockpit of an Indian Air Force Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter jet at the Lohegaon airbase in Pune on November 25, 2009. (AFP Photo / Ho / Presidental Palace)

The respectable age of 74 didn’t stop President of India Pratibha Patil from personally testing a fighter jet, the Russian-designed Su-30 MKI.

 
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