Who is Squadron Leader Mohana Singh, the first woman fighter pilot of LCA Tejas?
Squadron Leader Mohana Singh has scripted history by becoming the first woman fighter pilot to fly the indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Sqn Ldr Mohana Singh joined the elite 18 'Flying Bullets' squadron, operating LCA Tejas fighter jets when she took part in the recent exercise, 'Tarang Shakti' in Jodhpur.
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Sqn Ldr Mohana Singh, who was part of the first group of three women who became fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force, made history again when she was part of the historic flight by three Vice Chiefs of the three forces.
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During the historic flight, Sqn Ldr Mohana could be seen instructing the Army and Navy Vice Chiefs on the flight in the LCA Tejas fighter jet and helping them to get ready for it.
Indian Air Force Vice Chief, Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh, was flying solo in the LCA Tejas fighter variant, while the other two Vice Chiefs, Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani and Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, flew the trainer variants with two fighter pilots.
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The flight also took place in the LCA Tejas when the top air forces of the world, including the US, Greece, Sri Lanka, Australia, and many other countries with their top-of-the-line fighter jets, attended the multinational exercise at the Jodhpur air base.
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The 32-year-old from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, is the daughter of Master Warrant Officer Pratap Singh, who also served in the Air Force. She was inducted into the Air Force Fighter Squadron in June 2016.
IAF: Flt Lt Mohana Singh, became the first woman fighter pilot to become fully operational by day on Hawk advanced jet aircraft as she landed after a grueling 4 aircraft combat sortie at Air Force station , Kalaikunda , West Bengal, which was the last syllabus sortie... pic.twitter.com/LQK9BDkwlG
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Mohana Singh's other two female compatriots, Sqn Ldr Bhawna Kanth and Sqn Ldr Avni Chaturvedi, are now flying the Su-30 MKI fighter jets in the western desert. Until recently, she was flying the MiG-21s and was recently posted to the LCA squadron deployed at Naliya air base in the Gujarat sector along the border with Pakistan.
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