IAF Recruit to Train as Pilot at Airbase Once Commanded by Her Dad
Hindustan Times Punjab|December 26, 2024
SOARING AMBITION
Rahul Singh

NEW DELHI: The daughter of one of the country's top fighter pilots has joined the Indian Air Force's fighter stream, and will soon head for further training at a premier airbase in the eastern sector that was earlier commanded by her father, a serving air commodore—a rare occurrence in the air force that opened the fighter stream to women only eight years ago, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

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