Mohana Singh becomes first woman fighter pilot in LCA Tejas fighter fleet
Hindustan TimesSquadron leader Mohana Singh made history after becoming the first woman fighter pilot to join the Indian Air Force's elite 18 'Flying Bullets' squadron, operating India's indigenously 'Made in India' LCA Tejas fighter jet's squadron, ANI reported on Tuesday. She was seen instructing the Indian Army and Navy vice chiefs on the flight in the LCA Tejas fighter jet. While Air Force vice chief Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh flew solo in the LCA Tejas fighter variant, the other two vice chiefs – Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani and vice admiral Krishna Swaminathan – flew the trainer variants with two fighter pilots. Mohana Singh made history in 2016 after she, along with Bhawna Kanth and Avni Chaturvedi, were inducted into the Indian Air Force as the first women fighter pilots.