Avani Chaturvedi Becomes First Indian Woman To Fly A Fighter Jet

On Monday, she created history. Flying Officer Avani Chaturvedi did this by becoming the first Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft solo. From IAF's Jamnagar base, she did this by flying a MiG-21 "Bison", which has virtually the highest landing and take-off speed in the world - 340 kmph. Before the "Bison", she had