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Hailing from [[Chandigarh]] in a [[Sikh]] family,<ref name=tv/> in | Hailing from [[Chandigarh]] in a [[Sikh]] family,<ref name=tv/> in 1971, she became one of the first seven women cadets inducted into the Air Force as Short Service Commission (SSC) officers. This also marked a critical phase in training of women in India as transport pilots.<ref name=lim/> After initial training at [[Air Force Academy, Dundigul]] near [[Hyderabad]], she received further training at Air Lift Forces Training Establishment (ALFTE) at [[Yelahanka Air Force Station]].<ref>{{cite web | title =IAF flies into a new era|date=4 September 1994|author= Soma Basu|publisher= SikhWomen.com| url = http://www.sikhwomen.com/equality/social/military/deol.htm | access-date = 13 February 2014 }}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
She | She died in an aircrash near [[Nellore]] on 24 December 1996, at age 25. Unfortunately, she became the first woman Air force pilot to die in harness in the line of duty.<ref name=lim>{{cite book|title=Limca Book of Records|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2jhRAQAAIAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Bisleri Beverages Limited|isbn=9788190114868}}</ref> She was one of 24 Air Force personnel to die when an Indian Air Force Avro aircraft crashed near the Bukkapuram village in [[Prakasam district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite book|title=India: A Reference Annual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RHhDAAAAYAAJ|year=1998|page=686| | ||
publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Woman IAF flying cadet killed in trainer crash - Indian Express | url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/woman-iaf-flying-cadet-killed-in-trainer-crash/308622/ |date=13 May 2008| access-date = 13 February 2014 }}</ref> | publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Woman IAF flying cadet killed in trainer crash - Indian Express | url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/woman-iaf-flying-cadet-killed-in-trainer-crash/308622/ |date=13 May 2008| access-date = 13 February 2014 }}</ref> | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:1971 births]] | ||
[[Category:1996 deaths]] | [[Category:1996 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in India]] | [[Category:Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in India]] | ||