Indian Air Force gets another woman fighter pilot
Flying Officer Meghana Shanbough on Saturday commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as fighter pilot.Meghana was among the 113 cadets who passed out from IAF Academy located at the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Flying Officer Meghana Shanbough, who is from Chikmanglur in Karnataka, will be the sixth woman fighter pilot to be inducted into the IAF.While a total of 13 women graduated as Flying Officers of the Indian Air Force, 80 young pilots, 6 navigators and 27 ground duty officers also earned their coveted ‘Wings and Brevets’, along with 6 officers of Indian Navy and 5 officers of Indian Coast Guard on successful completion of their flying training from the academy.
Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa graced the solemn ceremony as the chief guest and reviewed the Combined Graduation Parade.He gave away various awards to the Flying Officers who had excelled in their training.
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Flying Officer Tarun Nair from the Flying branch was awarded President’s Plaque and the Chief of the Air Staff ‘Sword of Honour’ for standing first in Overall Merit in Pilot Course. Flying Officer Abhishek Bajpai and Flying Officer Banti were awarded President’s Plaque for being first in overall merit in Navigation and Ground Duty branches respectively.
The grand event was witnessed by parents of the graduating trainees, various military and civilian dignitaries and few foreign Defence attaches.
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