North Korean leader Kim Jong Un flew a light aircraft built in the DPRK in March, according to a video of his military activities for that month released last week by Korean Central Television (KCTV) last week.

In the footage Kim first inspects the plane before appearing to pilot the aircraft as it takes off. No footage is shown inflight, with the next shot showing the plane landing.

The news follows an earlier report from North Korean state media which showed factory producing light-aircraft based on the An-2 light utility biplane, originally designed by Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) aerospace company Antonov,