Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi becomes India's first naval woman pilot

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi, who on Monday became the first naval woman pilot for the Indian Navy, on Monday, expressed happiness at her feat saying she has been craving for it for a long time.

"It's a proud feeling for me, my parents and it's a different feeling. I have been craving for this since a very long time and finally, it is here, I cannot express it...it's a great feeling. I am looking forward to complete my third stage of training," she said while speaking to reporters after joining her operational duties at Kochi naval base.

She further said that her feat of entraning in the cockpit will only create opportunity for other women wanting to join Defence.

Shivangi, who was born in the city of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, will be flying the Dornier surveillance aircraft of the Indian Navy.