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Bhawana Kanth to become the 1st woman fighter pilot to take part in R Day parade

Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade
  • Kanth is also one of the first women fighter pilots in the IAF.
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    Bhawana Kanth to become the 1st woman fighter pilot to take part R Day parade

    Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade.

    She will be a part of the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) tableau that will showcase mock-ups of the light combat aircraft, light combat helicopter and the Sukhoi-30 fighter plane. She is currently posted at an airbase in Rajasthan where she flies the MiG-21 Bison fighter plane.

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    Kanth is also one of the first women fighter pilots in the IAF. She, along with Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh, was inducted into the IAF as the first women fighter pilots in 2016. Ten women have been commissioned as fighter pilots after an experimental scheme for their induction into the IAF’s combat stream was introduced in 2015, a watershed in the air force’s history.

    On Monday, the Union Health Minister took to Twitter to congratulate her saying marking the dawn of empowered women-led New India. Flt Lt Bhawana Kanth is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade. Indeed a proud moment for the entire country!

    Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India's Republic Day parade

    The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India's Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the 'Vertical Charlie' formation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Monday.

    "The flypast will culminate with a single Rafale aircraft carrying out a 'Vertical Charlie' formation," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Indranil Nandi said at a press conference here.

    In a major boost to India's air power capability, five French-made multirole Rafale fighter jets were inducted into the IAF on September 10 last year.

    A total of 38 IAF aircraft and four planes of the Indian Army will participate in the flypast on January 26, Nandi said.

    As is traditionally the case, the spokesperson said, the flypast will be divided into two blocks – the first is planned along with the parade from 1004 hours to 1020 hours and the second after the parade from 1120 hours to 1145 hours.

    In the first block, there will be three formations. The first will be the 'Nishan' formation comprising of four Mi17V5 aircraft that will carry the national flag and logos of all three services, Nandi said.

    It will be followed by the 'Dhruv' formation by four helicopters of Army Aviation Corps, he said.

    The last would be the 'Rudra' formation which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's victory in the 1971 war, he said, adding that it will consist of a single Dakota aircraft flanked by two Mi17V5 helicopters.

    (With inputs from agencies)

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    Published: 19 Jan 2021, 07:39 AM IST
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