Two Indian Air Force (IAF) women scripted history todayon Republic day by becoming first woman pilots to participate in the Republicday parade.
Bhavna Kanth, 28 became the first pilot to take part inthe Republic day parade. She was the part of the Indian Air Force tableau.. TheIAF tableau showcased the mock-up of a light combat aircraft, light combathelicopter and Sukhoi-30.
Swati Rathore, another woman who is a Flight Lieutenantbecame the first woman to participate in flypast over Rajpath. She flew Mi17 V5helicopter in a formation of four choppers.
Flight Lieutenant Bhawna Kanth flew MiG21 Bison FighterJet. She is currently posted at an airbase in Rajasthan.
Bhawna was inducted into IAF as the first woman pilot in2016 along with Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh. Kanth qualified for the daytime combat missions on a fighter aircraft along with other three on May 22,2019.
"I currently fly MiG-21, but later I would love tofly other fighter planes, including Rafale and Sukhoi," she told the mediaand also added that she had been watching the Republic day parade on televisionsince childhood.
kanth and Rathore both were born in a village inRajasthan. Swati Rathore joined NCC air wing after their schooling and she wongold medal in shooting. Swati took CAT exam in 2013 and she was one of theselected candidates after the interview and screening process.