Indian Air Force women officers another achievement by crew flies Mi-17 chopper for first time

By SHEETAL CHAVAN | published: May 28, 2019 12:07 PM 2019-02-12T14:15:30+5:30

city : chandigarh

Another achievement by Indian Air Force (IAF) women officers, an all-woman crew on Monday flew a medium-lift helicopter for the first time in India.

The crew, comprising Flight Lieutenant Parul Bhardwaj (Captain), Flying Officer Aman Nidhi (co-pilot) and Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal (flight engineer), flew a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for a Battle Inoculation Training Mission, taking off and landing from restricted areas at a forward air base in the South Western Air Command.Flight Lieutenant Bhardwaj hails from Mukerian in Punjab

Flying Officer Nidhi hails from Ranchi and is also the first woman IAF pilot from Jharkhand while Flying Officer Jaiswal hails from Chandigarh and is the first woman Flight Engineer of the IAF.

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