Inspiring story of The First Indian Woman to Fly A Fighter Jet & Make India Proud!

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Avani chaturvedi
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• Avani is the first women pilot of India to fly
  the fighter jet.
• She was born on 27th October 1993 in Rewa
  district of Madhya Pradesh.

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• Avani has completed her schooling from a small
  town Deoland in Shahdol district of Madhya
  Pradesh. She then pursued B.Tech from Banasthali
  University, Jaipur.
• She was inspired by her brother who is a
  Lieutenant in the Indian Army.

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• Avani got the motivation by NASA astronaut late
  Kalpana Chawla and ex-president who is the
  missile man of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
• She recalls the day when she was in class 3rd and
  astronaut Kalpana Chawla died in a crash of her
  space shuttle, Her mother was crying and Avani
  came to her and said Maa, don't cry I'll become
  the next Kalpana Chawla.

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• She qualified for the Indian Air Force exam and
  then completed her training from Hyderabad Air
  Force Academy.
• She is from the first batch of three women
  officers who were commissioned as fighter pilots
  in IAF.

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• Avani was the first Indian woman to fly MiG-21
  fighting aircraft in her first solo flight which
  started from the IAF base in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
• Before her solo flight, she had undertaken
  flights in twin-seater training jets, accompanied
  by Qualified Flying Instructors of IAF.

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• She is currently posted to No. 23 Squadron
  (Panthers) based in Suratgarh in Rajasthan.
• She had shown her dedication and hard work during
  her pieces of training. She completed her basic
  flying training on Pilatus aircraft at Air Force
  Academy.

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• After completing her basic training, she has
  undertaken six months of training on Kiran
  trainer jets at Hakimpet.
• And then, she went for a year-long training stint
  on Hawk advanced trainer jets at Bidar Air Base.

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• Avani had once said I want to fly the best
  fighter aircraft and learn more and more each
  day. And she is now handling one of the toughest
  aircraft in the world.
• Avani has reached this milestone of flying a
  fighter aircraft solo in Russian-origin jet.

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• It shows that fighting aircraft doesnt
  discriminate between Men and Women. It also
  demonstrates IAFs enduring commitment to Nari
  Shakti.
• Avani has proved that women are no less than men
  in any field. She is definitely a motivation for
  other Indian women who want to fly high.

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