Flying cadets Bhawana Kath, Avani Chatuvedi and Mohana Singh has made History soon after they were commissioned as first women fighter pilots in Indian Air Force. Each one of them have cleared the first stage of training and has about 150 hours of flying.
They are getting their wings today as flying officers and they will have training for a span of 6 months on the Advanced Jet Fighter - the British-built Hawk - they will be assigned fighters and their squadrons. Air Chief Arup Raha said these Women fighters will get no special preferences and will be assigned job as per requirements of the force.
All three women are in mid 20's and they have already faced lots of uncertainties and hazards of flying. Avani Chaturvedi said, "As I started rolling for take- off near the first marker, I heard the Canopy Warning Audio."
Flying cadet Bhavana Kant said she was doing her first ever solo spin and recovery when she was flying at 20,000 feet. Mohana singh said she faced bad weather with Thunder and Lightning and she was unable to distinguish stars in the sky and cluster of lights on the ground.
