Meet India's first woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo

February 21, 2018 22:35

Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi becomes the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo when on February 19 she flew a MiG-21 bison.

In June of last year, Avani along with Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh became the first women fighter pilots to be formally commissioned by the Indian Air Force.

On why she joined the IAF, she had said previously that she was inspired by army officers in her family and had few hours of flying experience in the flying club of her college, which inspired her to join the IAF.

"I got selected for flying stream and subsequently for fighter flying. I got the golden opportunity to fly two different aircraft, one very modern and advanced, and another a stalwart trainer, with best of the instructors," she had said.

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