Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh became the first IAF woman pilot to fly Hawk jets

04, Jun 2019

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CONTEXT:

  • Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh became the first IAF woman pilot to become completely operational by day on Hawk advanced jet aircraft.
    She landed the grueling 4 aircraft combat sortie at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal.
  • She was trained to fly air-to-air combat and air-to-ground missions.

 

BACKGROUND:

  • Mohana Singh Jitarwal is one of the first female pilots of India.
  • She was declared as the first combat pilot along with two of her cohorts, Bhawana Kanth, and Avani Chaturvedi.
  • All three women pilots were inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016.
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