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    Question

    Flying Officer ________ of the Indian Air Force (IAF)

    Created history by becoming the first Indian Woman to fly her first solo fighter flight in a Russian made MIG-21 fighter.
    A Bhawana Kanth Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Anjali Gupta Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Mohana Singh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Avani Chaturvedi Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Flying officer Avani Chaturvedi from Madhya Pradesh has scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo. She flew a MiG-21 bison in her first solo sortie from IAF’s Jamnagar base in Gujarat on February 19. She is one of the three in the first batch of female pilots, besides Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh, who were inducted in Indian Air Force fighter squadron in 2016 .

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