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.