Thailand retires PC-9 trainers after 30 years of ops

After more than 30 years of operational service, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bid a fond farewell to its fleet of Pilatus PC-9 single-engine, tandem-seat training aircraft during a retirement ceremony at the RTAF Flying Training School at Kamphaeng Saen Air Base, Thailand, on February 2. Having entered operational service in October 1991, the RTAF received 26 PC-9s in total between then and August 1996. Operated by the RTAF Flying Training School’s 2 Flying Training Squadron (FTS) ‘Mustang’ at