Martha Mcsally

US Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the US Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did not report it because she blamed herself and did not trust the system.

A top American lawmaker, who was her country's first female fighter pilot, has congratulated Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi for breaking India's glass ceiling by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo.

US Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the US Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did not report it because she blamed herself and did not trust the system.

A top American lawmaker, who was her country's first female fighter pilot, has congratulated Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi for breaking India's glass ceiling by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter jet solo.