Meet Avani Chaturvedi, First Indian Woman To Fly A Fighter Jet MiG-21 Bison
Avani flew a MiG-21 Bison in her first training solo sortie, in Jamnagar, Gujarat on Monday. Air Commodore Prashant Dixit said, "It is a unique achievement for Indian Air Force and the country."
Flying officer Avani Chaturvedi's name entered the history book as she has become the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft.
"Avani became the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo when she flew a MiG-21 Bison in her first solo flight," an Air Force official said.
Avani flew a MiG-21 Bison in her first training solo sortie, in Jamnagar, Gujarat on Monday. Air Commodore Prashant Dixit said, "It is a unique achievement for Indian Air Force and the country."
It is important to mention that MiG-21 Bison has the highest landing and take-off speed in the world - 340 kmph.
Congratulatory greetings poured in from everywhere on Twitter with Women & Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi among those cheering the feat achieved by Avani.
Congratulations #AvaniChaturvedi. We take pride in your exceptional journey and I vividly remember our interaction during #FirstLadies. Wish you the best and looking forward to many more laurels ! https://t.co/yfvPbjWWIw
¡ª Maneka Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) February 22, 2018
#AvaniChaturvedi congratulations! Lots of hugs&loads of luck. Casteist,Communal,Regressive&Opportunistic politicians like @priyankac19 would slot you,bind you,appropriate you&use your name. Be as badass,bold, vehement as you have been.May you soar much higher than just the skies! https://t.co/uhtU47uKXP
¡ª Shubhrastha (@Shubhrastha) February 22, 2018
Proud moment for @MinistryWCD as Fg Offr #AvaniChaturvedi, one of our #FirstLadies, becomes the First Indian Woman to fly a Fighter Aircraft ¡®MiG-21 Bison¡¯ solo. We salute the braveheart for scripting history.
¡ª Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) February 22, 2018
Many congratulations to @IAF_MCC. #TouchTheSkyWithGlory pic.twitter.com/EmVkB2sVIE
#AvaniChaturvedi Congratulations captain.....salute to d young lady
¡ª gaurav shetty (@Bajaterahooo) February 22, 2018
The sky is not the limit!
¡ª Farah Khan (@FaraaahKhan) February 22, 2018
1st INDIAN WOMAN to Fly a FIGHTER JET SOLO?#AvaniChaturvedi ?? pic.twitter.com/Lu4oFkOIeU
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¡ª Shri Niwas (@shriniwas_hr) February 22, 2018
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Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi became the first Indian Woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo when on 19 Feb 2018 she flew a MiG-21 bison in her first solo flight. The photos attached were taken after her sortie.
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Avani is from Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. She was declared as the first combat pilot along with two of her cohort, Mohana Singh, and Bhawana Kanth.
¡°Mohana Singh and Bhawana have also completed training to fly a fighter plane and will soon fly fighter planes. All three were given training in January.s inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron on June 18, 2016. They were formally commissioned by then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar¡±, reported ANI.
The three women were commissioned as flying officers into the fighter stream after basic training in June 2016 on "an experimental basis" for five years initially.
ANI
Avani completed her training at Hyderabad Air Force Academy. She did her schooling from Deoland, a small town in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. Completing her Bachelors in Technology from Banasthali University, Rajasthan in 2014, she passed the Indian Air Force exam.
Avani¡¯s brother serves the Indian Army and is the source of her inspiration. She joined the Flying Club in her college.
Apart from conquering the skies, Avani enjoys playing chess, table tennis and to do sketching, painting.
