New Delhi: Scripting history, flying officer Avani Chaturvedi has become the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft, an Indian Air Force official said. "Chaturvedi became the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo when she flew a MiG-21 bison in her first solo flight," the official said.
She undertook the sortie from IAF's Jamnagar base on Monday, he said.
The IAF has already selected the next batch of three women trainee pilots for the fighter stream.
She undertook the sortie from IAF's Jamnagar base on Monday, he said.
Flying Officer Chaturvedi took off from the Jamnagar Air base and successfully completed mission.
The IAF has already selected the next batch of three women trainee pilots for the fighter stream.
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