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Bhawana Kanth is one of the first female fighter pilots of India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She was declared as the first combat pilot along with two of her cohort, Mohana Singh , and Avani Chaturvedi . The trio was inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016 and were formally commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar . [ 5 ]
Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi (born 27 October 1993) is an Indian pilot from Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. She was declared as the first female combat pilot in India along with two of her cohorts, Mohana Singh Jitarwal, and Bhawana Kanth. [1] [2] The trio was inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016
Fighter: As of 2024, INAS 551 is a pure shore-based fighter training squadron at INS Dega. Fighter pilots initially join this squadron for Naval Orientation Flying before being selected for undergoing conversion training for Mikoyan MiG-29Ks at INAS 300. Later the pilots are qualified for operational service with MiG-29Ks with INAS 303. [62]
Buakaw was scheduled to face Yoshihiro Sato in a rematch of their K-1 World MAX 2008 quarter-final match, which he lost by knockout, on October 28, 2022. [87] Buakaw went on to defeat Sato by first-round knockout in an exhibition match. [88] On December 9, 2022, Buakaw faced Ukrainian fighter Oleksandr Yefimenko.
This is an organized list of all of the active aircraft squadrons that currently exist in the Indian Air Force.Squadrons might have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.
Those who pass out as fighter pilots serve in front-line combat squadrons equipped with Rafale, [4] Su-30MKI, MiG-29, MiG-21, Mirage 2000, Tejas aircraft. For those interested in flying transport aircraft, the IAF offers heavy multi engined Il-76 aircraft, C-17 Globemaster III and the twin engined multi role An-32 transport aircraft, besides HS ...
On 24 April 1965, an Indian Ouragan strayed over the Pakistani border and was forced to land by a Pakistani Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, the pilot was returned to India; however, the captured aircraft would be kept by the Pakistan Air Force(PAF) and ended up being displayed at the PAF museum in Peshawar. [39]
In June 2019, she became the first women fighter pilot of Indian Air Force to become a fully operational by day on a Hawk Mk.132 advance jet trainer at Bidar Air Force Station. She had completed more than 380 hours of incident free flying on Hawk Mk.132 with training in both Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground fighting mode in 2019. [8] [9]