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Gunjan Saxena is a flight lieutenant of the Indian Air Force (AIF). She was the first Indian female officer and former helicopter pilot in combat.
Saxena was born in 1975 in Lucknow. She was born into a humble army family. Her father was a lieutenant colonel (retired) – A. Saxena and her brother, too, served in the Indian army. Saxena completed her graduation from Delhi University (Hansraj College) and then went on to join the Delhi Flying Club at Safdarjung airport.
She was among the 25 women selected from the group to join the IAF in 1994. It was the first badge of Women’s air force trainees for the Indian Air force. She is famous in Indian history as the Kargil girl due to her extraordinary contributions during the same
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