Tribune press service
New Delhi, May 25
Capt Abhilasha Barak made history by becoming the first female officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator. Captain Barak’s family is settled in Panchkula, Haryana. His father, Colonel S Om Singh (retired) served in the J&K Light Infantry.
She completed a six-month combat army aviation course and was today awarded the coveted ‘wings’ with 36 army pilots by Lt. Gen. AK Suri, the Air Force’s director general. army, during a farewell ceremony held at the Combat Army Aviation Training School, Nashik.
Capt Barak was commissioned into the Army Air Defense Corps in September 2018. She completed professional military courses before joining the Army Aviation Corps. She is an alumnus of Lawrence School, Sanawar.
The IAF has had female helicopter pilots for almost 30 years. The Coast Guard also has female helicopter pilots. The Navy has pilots flying surveillance planes like the Dornier, but does not deploy women on helicopters.
The Army Aviation Corps is a component of the Indian Army, which was formed in November 1986. The Corps has new units and helicopters like Cheetah, ALH Dhruv, Rudra, light combat helicopters and drones.
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