Mee Telugu Ammayi

Harita Kaur Deol : In 1994, at the age 22, became  the first woman pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), on a solo flight.  Originally from Chandigarh, India, she was inducted as a Pilot into the IAF fleet to Transport flyers.   She started her flying in HPT-32, trained in Kiran, Avro and AN-32 Aircrafts.  Zipped up in her navy blue overalls and strapped to the pilot's seat inside the cockpit of an Avro aircraft, Flight Cadet Harita Kaur Deol made history when she kissed the clouds at a height of 10,000 feet. The 22-year-old girl from Chandigarh had become the country's first woman pilot in the Indian Air Force to do a solo.She flitted about in the clouds for half an hour maneuvering the aircraft with proficiency as her colleagues and seniors monitored her movements with a great sense of pride. It was indeed a momentous occasion for the five-feet-two-inch tall girl and the Indian Air Force.  With a modest smile, she emerged from the aircr...