Sub-lieutenant Shivangi becomes first woman pilot for Indian Navy
Sub-lieutenant Shivangi became the first woman pilot for the Indian Navy.
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Kochi: Sub-lieutenant Shivangi became the first woman pilot for the Indian Navy on Monday.
Shivangi was born in the city of Muzaffarpur in Bihar.
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She was commissioned into the Indian Navy last year after her initial training.
Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi becomes first woman pilot of Indian Navy, got her qualification 'wings' from Vice Admiral AK Chawla at Naval Base Kochi. Vice Admiral AK Chawla said, "It is a front-line combat role. The course curriculum is absolutely the same for male & female pilots." pic.twitter.com/CVF9zzITyj
— ANI (@ANI) December 2, 2019
Shivangi joined operational duties at the Kochi naval base today.
She will be flying the Dornier surveillance aircraft of the Indian Navy. (ANI)