Search results
Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
Avani Chaturvedi. 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 ...
Vir Chakra [2] Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot of Mig-21 Bison plane who on 27 February 2019 scrambled to intercept F-16 & JF-17 of Pakistan Air Force 's (PAF) that were conducting retaliatory airstrikes on Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded the Vir Chakra by the Indian government.
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. They were formally commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. [5]
The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force [ 22 ] of the Royal Air Force. The enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 [ 23 ][ 24 ] stipulated out their auxiliary status and enforced the adoption of the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia. [ 25 ]
Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari was commissioned in the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot on 29 December 1982 from the Air Force Academy, Dundigal. During his illustrious career spanning over four decades, he has held various staff and instructional appointments and served in a wide spectrum of terrain.
Mohana Singh Jitarwal. Squadron Leader Mohana Singh Jitarwal is one of the first female fighter pilots of India. [1][2][3] She was declared as the first female combat pilot along with two of her cohort, Bhawana Kanth, and Avani Chaturvedi. All three women pilots were inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016.
The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit: तेजस, ISO: Tējasa, lit. ' Radiance ') is an Indian single-engine, 4.5 generation delta wing multirole [9] combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Navy.
An Indian Air Force Folland Gnat jet in 1971. Group Captain Virendera Singh Pathania, VrC, VM, was an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot reputed for making the first confirmed aerial dogfight kill of independent India when he shot down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Sabre Jet with his Folland Gnat on 4 September 1965. [1]