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Thai Queen makes first solo flight in fighter jet

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Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.

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Both BBC News and the Associated Press lead on Queen Suthida’s first solo fighter-jet flight and both attribute the information to the Thai Royal Household. The AP adds more scene-setting, naming the Gripen jet and Surat Thani province and describing handout footage from the household showing her boarding in Phun Phin District, details not included in the BBC extract.

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