Durba Banerjee
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Durba Banerjee was the first Indian woman commercial pilot.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]As a child while growing up Banerjee liked planes and flying, becoming a pilot was her passion. She was the first woman of her times to break stereotypes and venture into this field.
Career
[edit]Banerjee started her aviation career flying an aircraft with Air Survey India as a DC3 pilot in 1959.[4]
She has to her credit the most flying hours with 9000 hrs.[5]
- She became a Commander in the F27 turboprop aircraft [4]
- With the arrival of the B737 200 series she got herself type rated as a Jet Pilot
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Women in Aviation, Japanese Airforce". iaf00.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ^ "First Indian woman to command jet engine aircraft retires - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ^ Krishnaswamy, Murali N. (1 November 2011). "One hundred years of flying high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "History of Airlines". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Durba Banerjee[dead link]