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Shivangi Singh | |
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| Born | 15 March 1995[1] Fatehabad, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India[2] |
| Allegiance | India |
| Service | Indian Air Force |
| Years of service | 2019–present |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant (aircraft pilot) |
| Alma mater | Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok (B.Tech.) |
Shivangi Singh (born 15 March 1995[1]) is an Indian serving in the Indian Air Force.[3] Flt Lt. Shivangi Singh hails from Fetehabad Village of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar and previously flew the MiG-21 Bison.[4] Fg Offr. Shivangi Singh and Flt Lt. Shivangi Singh are two different persons.[5]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Shivangi Singh was born on 15 March 1995 in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, India to school teacher Hari Bhushan Singh and house wife Priyanka Singh. Shivangi hails from a humble agricultural background. During her childhood, she was captivated by the sight of seeing a politician using a helicopter to attend a political gathering in her native village, which inspired her to become a pilot. Hari Bhushan Singh, her father, is now the principal of a girls-only government school constructed on land donated by Shivangi's great grandfather, who donated it to enable people to overcome the conservative abhorrence of educating girls. Her mother Priyanka is a housewife.[6]
She obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree in mechanical engineering from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology. Shivangi began further studies at the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Shivangi was inducted into the Indian Navy under the Short Service Commission (SSC)-Pilot entry scheme.[7] In June 2018, she was commissioned into the Indian Navy.[8] She undertook two successive six month courses; first the Naval Orientation Course at the Indian Naval Academy, and the second at Air Force Academy where she trained on the Pilatus PC 7 MkII aircraft.[9][7] In the six months prior to December 2019, she learnt flying the Dornier aircraft at the Indian Naval Air Squadron 550.[9]
Shivangi is among the batch of the first three pilots of the Indian Navy, including Lt Shubhangi Swaroop and Lt Divya Sharma.[9][7][10]
She is slated to subsequently become an operational pilot on Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) aircraft after completing her training, as of December 2019.[8]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Gunjan Saxena
- Shubhangi Swaroop
- Avani Chaturvedi
- Mohana Singh Jitarwal
- Bhawana Kanth
- Riti Singh
- Kumudini Tyagi
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "बेमिसाल: पिता शिक्षक-माता गृहिणी, बेटी बनी नौसेना की पहली महिला पायलट". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ "Bihar girl first woman pilot of Indian Air Force". The Times of India. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Helen Regan; Omar Khan (2 December 2019). "Indian Navy welcomes its first woman pilot in major milestone for armed forces". CNN. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "All you need to know about Shivangi Singh, the first woman fighter pilot to fly Rafale". 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Rafale squadron's 1st woman pilot is Varanasi's FLT Lt Shivangi Singh".
- ↑ "'Nurtured the dream as a 10-yr-old': Indian Navy's first woman pilot Shivangi". Hindustan Times. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Navy Gets its First Woman Pilot". 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via pib.gov.in.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Shivangi gets 'wings' to fly". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 3 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Anandan, S. (22 November 2019). "Sub Lieutenant Shivangi is the first-ever woman pilot for Navy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "Bihar girl Shivangi becomes first woman fighter pilot in Indian Navy". Press Trust of India. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via The Times of India.