Mohana Singh Jitarwal

Mohana Singh (Jitarwal)
Personal details
Born (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 32)
Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India
OccupationFighter Pilot
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Air Force
Rank Squadron Leader

Squadron Leader Mohana Singh Jitarwal is one of the first female fighter pilots of India.[1][2][3] She was declared as the first female combat pilot along with two of her cohort, Bhawana Kanth, and Avani Chaturvedi. All three women pilots were inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016. They were formally commissioned by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.[4] After the government of India decided to open the fighter stream in India Air Force for women on an experimental basis, these three women were the first to be selected for the program.[5]

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  4. ^ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (18 June 2016). "First batch of three female fighter pilots commissioned". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Air Force's First 3 Women Fighter Pilots May Fly Mig-21 Bisons From November". NDTV.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.