International Women's Day: Meet Female Pilots of Indian Air Force

As the world celebrates the International Women's Day on March 8, 2023, we look at the many female pilots of the Indian Air Force. India has the highest number of female commercial airline pilots as compared any part of the world. Not just commercial airline pilots, but the Indian Air Force is quickly inducting large number of female fighter jet and helicopter pilots, prominent among those being Avani Chaturvedi, who is not only among the first female fighter jet pilots, but also the first woman pilot to take part in wargame abroad.

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