How India's Women Pilots Have Made The Nation Proud

Yes, India is towering above the rest of the world in one thing! Meet the pathbreaking female pilots who have taken the country to new heights...

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00:00When you fly an aircraft, aircraft is a machine.

00:03It does not know that the person controlling me or the person sitting behind me is a male

00:07or a female.

00:30The journey of all of us started after the Air Force Academy.

00:53Honestly, until then I did not even know that girls were not allowed to fly fighters.

00:57So, when I went there, I thought that the Air Force must only fly fighters, so I went

01:01there with this thinking.

01:28The best thing about being in aviation sector that to an Indian Air Force is when you fly

01:32an aircraft, aircraft is a machine.

01:35It does not know that the person controlling me or the person sitting behind me is a male

01:40or a female.

01:41It will behave in a very similar way.

01:42So, be it a boy or a girl, they have to be equally competent, they have to be equally

01:46professional.

01:57My message to people around the world would be believe in someone you love, just tell

02:22them you can do this and see the magic happen.

02:30I did not know that I will be the first woman to operate a rescue flight, first commander.

02:36For me, it was just a call of duty.

02:52As a child, I always wanted to become an Air Force pilot where I can serve the country

03:05as a little bit whatever I could do.

03:09So, when I got this call, I thought that I can fulfill a little bit of my dream also.

03:23Today is the day we create world history by not only flying the route over the North Pole,

03:39by having all women pilots who successfully did it.

03:52It's quite an exciting experience since you know it's never been done before.