Meet the first woman fighter pilot of Indian Air Force: Bhawana Kanth

New Delhi, May 23: Indian Air Force’s women jewel, Meet Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth as she adds another feather to her cap by completing Day Operational syllabus on MiG-21 Bison aircraft. She is the first women fighter pilot to be qualified to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft. Bhawana joined the fighter squadron in Nov 2017 & flew the 1st solo on MiG-21 Bison in Mar 2018. With her dedication, hard work & perseverance she has become the 1st women Officer to achieve this feat. She is from the first batch of women fighter pilots of the IAF.

 

At present, Bhawana is posted at the Nal base in Bikaner. Bhawana Kanth will be allowed to carry out night operations once she completes training for night missions.

Bhawana joined the fighter squadron in November 2017 and flew the first solo on MiG-21 Bison in March last year.

"With her dedication, hard work and perseverance she has become the first woman officer of the IAF to achieve this feat," IAF Spokesperson Group Capt Anupam Banerjee told PTI.

She is from the first batch of woman fighter pilots of the IAF.

 

Three women -- Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh -- were commissioned as flying officers in July 2016, less than a year after the government decided to open the fighter stream for women on an experimental basis.