Father-daughter Duo Creates History in IAF, Flies Same Formation

A father-daughter duo has created historical past within the Indian Air Power (IAF), once they flew in the identical formation right here just lately, IAF mentioned on Tuesday. There has not been any earlier occasion within the IAF the place a father and his daughter have been a part of the identical formation for a mission, an official launch mentioned.

Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma and his daughter Ananya flew in the identical formation just lately. “The daddy-daughter duo created historical past on 30 Might 2022, once they flew in the identical formation of Hawk-132 plane at Air Power Station Bidar, the place Flying Officer Ananya Sharma is present process her coaching earlier than she graduates onto quicker and extra superior fighter plane of the IAF,” the discharge mentioned.

“There has not been any earlier occasion within the IAF the place a father and his daughter have been a part of the identical fighter formation for a mission,” it added. It was the mission the place the 2 have been extra than simply father and daughter. “They have been comrades, who had full religion in one another as fellow wingmen would,” the discharge said.

Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma was commissioned within the fighter stream of the IAF in 1989. He has had in depth expertise of fighter operations, having commanded a Mig-21 squadron in addition to a frontline fighter station. Having accomplished her B Tech in Electronics and Communication, Ananya was chosen for coaching for the flying department of IAF. She was commissioned as a fighter pilot in December 2021, the discharge mentioned.

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