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Flight Lt. '''Harita Kaur Deol''' (10 November 1971 – 24 December 1996) was | Flight Lt. '''Harita Kaur Deol''' (10 November 1971 – 24 December 1996) was a pilot with the [[Indian Air Force]]. She was the first woman pilot to fly solo in the [[Indian Air Force]]. The flight was on 2 September 1994 in an Avro HS-748, when she was 22 years old.<ref name="tv">{{cite news |title=All time inspirational women personalities of India |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/all-time-inspirational-women-personalities-of-india-20609.html/page/7 |access-date=10 January 2021 |work=India TV News |date=7 March 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Nelasco2010">{{cite book|author=Shobana Nelasco|title=Status of Women in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lb0YlJO3WjgC&pg=PA13|year= 2010|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|isbn=978-81-8450-246-6|pages=13–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Year Book 2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NHLtQ7yOrAYC&pg=PA559|publisher=Bright Publications|page=559}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Documentation on Women, Children, and Human Rights|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hlnaAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|page=2|publisher=Sandarbhini, Library and Documentation Centre, All India Association for Christian Higher Education}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Hailing from [[Chandigarh]] in a [[Sikh]] family,<ref name=tv/> in | Hailing from [[Chandigarh]] in a [[Jat]] [[Sikh]] family,<ref name=tv/> in 1993, she became one of the first seven women cadets inducted into the Air Force as [[Short service commission|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 died in an aircrash near [[Nellore]] on 24 December 1996, at age | She died in an aircrash near [[Nellore]] on 24 December 1996, at age 24.<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 [[Second Air Force|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| isbn=9788123006376 }}</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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 04:29, 10 October 2022
Harita Kaur Deol | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 November 1971 |
| Died | 24 December 1996 (aged 25) Bukkapuram, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Service/ | Indian Air Force |
Flight Lt. Harita Kaur Deol (10 November 1971 – 24 December 1996) was a pilot with the Indian Air Force. She was the first woman pilot to fly solo in the Indian Air Force. The flight was on 2 September 1994 in an Avro HS-748, when she was 22 years old.[1][2][3][4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Hailing from Chandigarh in a Jat Sikh family,[1] in 1993, 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.[5] 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.[6]
Death[edit | edit source]
She died in an aircrash near Nellore on 24 December 1996, at age 24.[5] 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.[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "All time inspirational women personalities of India". India TV News. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ Shobana Nelasco (2010). Status of Women in India. Deep & Deep Publications. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-81-8450-246-6.
- ↑ Year Book 2009. Bright Publications. p. 559.
- ↑ Documentation on Women, Children, and Human Rights. Sandarbhini, Library and Documentation Centre, All India Association for Christian Higher Education. 1994. p. 2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Limca Book of Records. Bisleri Beverages Limited. 2003. ISBN 9788190114868.
- ↑ Soma Basu (4 September 1994). "IAF flies into a new era". SikhWomen.com. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ India: A Reference Annual. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1998. p. 686. ISBN 9788123006376.
- ↑ "Woman IAF flying cadet killed in trainer crash - Indian Express". 13 May 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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