Shivangi navy’s 1st woman pilot

Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi of the Indian Navy became first naval woman pilot and joined operational duties at Kochi base on Monday 

Hailing from Muzzafarpur in Bihar, Shivangi will fly Naval Dornier surveillance aircraft. “It is a very proud feeling for me. It is a different feeling,” she said

She will continue her training at INAS 550, the Dornier squadron at INS Garuda, to become a fully operational pilot on Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) aircraft. pti