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Air Force
Avani Chaturvedi
First Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo
Her life
Avani was one of the first three women commissioned as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force in 2016, along with Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh.
In 2018 she flew a MiG 21 solo, a first for an Indian woman, proving the skies have no gender.
Achievements
- ✦Among India's first three women fighter pilots, 2016
- ✦First Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo, 2018
On the timeline
2016
India commissions its first women fighter pilots. P. V. Sindhu wins Olympic silver.
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