IAF's first women fighter pilots commissioned!

 

Three women- Bhawana Kanth, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh created history today as Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar formally commissioned them as India's first three women fighter pilots at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal on Saturday. The three women, all in their early 20s, have cleared the first stage of training and have about 150 hours of flying. Now they will train for six months on the Advanced Jet Fighter the Hawk after which they will be assigned fighters.