Indian Air Force gets two more women fighter pilots
Two women fighter pilots were commissioned in the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday during the Combined Graduation Parade of Pilots and Ground Duty Officers at the Air Force Academy.
With the commissioning of Pratibha (Rajasthan) and Shivangi (Varanasi), the total number of women fighter pilots has gone up to five in the IAF.
The two were among 15 women officers who will join the IAF, according to an official statement.
The occasion, in all, saw 105 Flight Cadets passing out as Flying Officers of the IAF.
This occasion also marked the passing out of 200th Pilot’s course of Indian Air Force officers, a long way forward since the humble beginning of the training of Indian trainees at Royal Air Force College, Cranwell in Oct 1931.
Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff was the Chief Guest of the parade.
As the reviewing officer of the parade, he conferred the ‘President’s Commission’ to the graduating Flight Cadets who successfully completed their basic and professional training.
Also present on the occasion was Air Marshal SRK Nair, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Training Command, Indian Air Force.
During the parade 14 officers of Indian Navy and Coast Guard were also awarded their ‘Flying Brevets’.
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