Bhawana qualifies as 1st fighter pilot to undertake combat missions

On May 22 2019 flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth scripted history when she became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet Officials of the IAF said that Kanth has completed operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on Mig21 Bison aircraft during day timeWomenPower Bhawana joined the fighter squadron in Nov 2017 amp flew the 1st solo on MiG21 Bison in Mar 2018 With her dedication hard work amp 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 pictwittercomv2voizwFyOmdash Indian Air Force IAF_MCC May 22 2019She is the first woman fighter pilot to be qualified to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft IAF Spokesperson Group Capt Anupam Banerjee said At present Bhawana Kanth is posted at the Nal base in Bikaner Another official said that she will be allowed to carry out night operations once she completes training for night missionsFlight Lieutenant Bhawana joined the fighter squadron in November 2017 and flew the first solo on MiG21 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 said Group Capt Banerjee She is from the first batch of women fighter pilots of the IAFThree 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 The IAF has already selected the next batch of three women trainee pilots for the fighter streamWomenPower Flt Lt Bhawana Kanth adds another feather to her cap by completing Day Operational syllabus on MiG21 Bison aircraft She is the first women fighter pilot to be qualified to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft pictwittercomJ5SWN8A4oDmdash Indian Air Force IAF_MCC May 22 2019The IAF took to Twitter to announce the good news of Bhawana Kanth scripting history and becoming thefirst woman fighter pilot to be qualified to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft They wroteBhawana joined the fighter squadron in Nov 2017 amp flew the 1st solo on MiG21 Bison in Mar 2018 With her dedication hard work amp perseverance she has become the 1st women Officer to achieve this feat She is from the first batch of women fighter pilots of the IAFNetizens too took to the IAF post and congratulated the young officer on her rare achievement Heres how netizens reacted on Bhawanas rare featWomenPower Flt Lt Bhawana Kanth adds another feather to her cap by completing Day Operational syllabus on MiG21 Bison aircraft She is the first women fighter pilot to be qualified to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft pictwittercomJ5SWN8A4oDmdash Indian Air Force IAF_MCC May 22 2019Congratulations to Flt Lt Ms Bhawana Proud daughter of India Real Actress BravoJai hind ki IAFVANDE MATRAMmdash u00e0u00a4u009au00e0u00a5u008cu00e0u00a4u0095u00e0u00a5u0080u00e0u00a4u00a6u00e0u00a4u00beu00e0u00a4u00b0 Patriot Patriot84032974 May 22 2019Kudos to the Lady dare devilmdash Meenu Bhardwaj bhardwaj_meenu May 22 2019This is woman empowerment Kudos to Bhawana JiMay u reach greater heightsJai Hindu00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3mdash Rakshav Khajuria u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 KhajuriaRakshav May 22 2019Congrats to Bhawana n more power to our flying lady warriors next target for IAF a full squadron of our very own Tejas flown by all lady pilotsmdash sanjay gupta sanjayg1996 May 22 2019With inputs from PTITop News Stories Of The DayMumbai cops land in LOC to search man who sent a pornographic video on WhatsAppmidday test drive Mumbai streets are alive with the danger of cylindersMumbai Priest dies of shock after seeing truck run over boy at SionKoliwadaMumbai Snakes frequenting posh Malabar Hill Society scare residentsDead mans case files go missing from JJ HospitalMumbai 23 BMM students of Khalsa college stranded in final yearShiv Sena may get Dy CM post soonThane police crack Vajreshwari temple theft nab fiveMumbai Rape accused flees from cops through hospital toilet in VersovaBJP in Mumbai North to keep 3000 laddoos pedas ready for ThursdayTushar Gandhi To drag Bapu in was strategically plannedMumbai Mahila Congress seeks FIR against Vivek Oberoi for insulting womens modestyCourt quashes sexual assault FIR against actor Jeetendra filed by cousinTikTok Celebrity Mohit Mor shot dead act captured on CCTVPoonam Mahajan Unseen family photos of Pramod Mahajans daughterElections 2019 Popular politicians and key battles in MumbaiMumbai tour operators cancel travel plans to save the firefliesThese photos of Milind Deora with wife Pooja and family are preciousCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates