CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Who has become the India’s first female flight commander? Notes: Wing Commander Shalija Dhami has scripted history by becoming India’s first female officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shalija Dhami became the flight commander of the Chetak Unit of Air Force at Hindon airbase. She is the first women Permanent Commission Officer of the Indian Force.

Detailed explanation-3: -Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee OBE (Bengali: ) (5 March 1911 – 8 November 1960) was an Indian military officer who was the first Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Air Force. He was awarded several honours during the course of a three-decade-long career, ended by his untimely demise in 1960.

Detailed explanation-4: -Squadron Leader Avani Chaturvedi (born 27 October 1993) is an Indian pilot from Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh. She was declared as the first woman combat pilot along with two of her cohorts, Mohana Singh Jitarwal, and Bhawana Kanth. The trio was inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter squadron in June 2016.

Detailed explanation-5: -Average Indian Air Force Wing Commander salary in India is ₹ 25.6 Lakhs for experience between 14 years to 30 years. Wing Commander salary at Indian Air Force India ranges between ₹ 9.0 Lakhs to ₹ 36.0 Lakhs. Salary estimates are based on 107 latest salaries received from various employees of Indian Air Force India.