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title: "PHOTOS: The Indian Navy’s First Women Aviators"
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date: 2009-11-20
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description: "Sub Lieutenant Seema Rani Sharma and Sub Lieutenant Ambica Hooda, the Indian Navy's first female aviators, with their Dornier-228, and receiving their wings from Rear Adm Sudhir Pillai, Flag Officer..."
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# PHOTOS: The Indian Navy’s First Women Aviators

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**Sub Lieutenant Seema Rani Sharma** and **Sub Lieutenant Ambica Hooda**, the Indian Navy's first female aviators, with their Dornier-228, and receiving their wings from Rear Adm Sudhir Pillai, Flag Officer Naval Aviation. Here's to many more. Congratulations and Fairwinds!