Tag: first women fighter pilots
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India Air Force Mi-17 Chopper Down Pilot Landed Safely
Air craft Mi-17 chopper of India air force crashed in Rajasthan District in Shoba Sar ki Dhani area, Bikaner. The aircraft pilot was on routine training and so had no armed utilities but confidently landed safely before the aircraft was down after the crash. Plane had… Read More
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India’s First Women Fighter Pilots Flew Fighter Jets Solo…
India's first women fighter pilots to be commissioned were Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh. For the first time, each of them flew the MiG-21, an older fighter jet in air force solo from the Jamnagar air base. This was reported as a milestone achievement on the occasion of… Read More
