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Indian Air Force's First 3 Female Fighter Pilots Get "Nari Shakti Puraskar"

The three female pilots was inducted into the IAF's fighter squadron after the Government of India decided to open fighter stream in the force for women on an experimental basis.

The three were first to be inducted into the squadron and conduct a solo flight in 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the "Nari Shakti Puraskar" to Indian Air Force's (IAF) first women fighter pilots, Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth, today at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The three female pilots were inducted into the IAF's fighter squadron after the Government of India decided to open fighter stream in the force for women on an experimental basis.

The three were first to be inducted into the squadron and conduct a solo flight in MIG-21 in 2018. They expressed their desire to serve the nation and hoped to achieve more laurels in the forthcoming years.
Avani Chaturvedi completed her training in Hyderabad Air Force Academy. She has been posted to No. 23 Squadron (Panthers), Suratgarh in Rajasthan and was promoted to the rank of Flight Lieutenant in 2018. Ms Chaturvedi has earned an honorary Doctorate in 2018 conferred by Banasthali Vidyapeeth.

Bhawana Kanth, born in Bihar's Darbhanga, has completed her BE (Medical Electronics) from BMS College of Engineering in Bengaluru. She has been posted to No 3 Squadron (Cobras), Ambala in Haryana. She completed her fighter pilot training and got commissioned in 2016.

Born in Agra, Mohana Jitarwal did her schooling from Air Force School in New Delhi. Ms Jitarwal father, Pratap Singh is a Warrant Officer in Indian Air Force. Her grandfather Ladu Ram Jat died fighting during the 1948 Indo-Pak war and was awarded Vir Chakra Award posthumously.

 Source : NDTV 
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