Female fighter pilots on the mission
I ndia's First 3 Female Fighter Pilots Will Now Learn Aerial Combat Tricks! In August last year, IAF's first women pilots began their simulation training on the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer at the Bidar air force station (AFS) in Karnataka, and after 4 months, they were commissioned. Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth & Mohana Singh A sig. milestone for India, they were the 1st women combat pilots to be inducted in C @ IAF_MC So, when Indian Air Force zeroed in on three potential women trainees - to train them as combat pilots - at the Air Force Academy near Hyderabad, a revolution began. Extending their journey, the three women pilots have entered their second phase of training where they are learning the tricks of aerial combat at the Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal. 'The three lady officers have now entered their second phase of training and they are learning air to air combat and air-to-ground combat tricks on the Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft at the airb...