mention two sacrifices made by durba
in order to fulfil her goals
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Durba Banerjee was the first pilot of Indian Airlines in 1956 and the first Indian woman commercial pilot.
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.
Banerjee started her aviation career flying a Dakota with Air Survey of India as a DC3 pilot in 1959.[4]
She moved on to join Indian Air Lines at the Calcutta base in 1966 and later retired in November, 1988.[citation needed] It is heard that when she first approached then Central Aviation Minister Mr.Humayun Kabir to apply as a commercial pilot he was reluctant and instead offered her the post of a flight attendant.[citation needed]
She has to her credit the most flying hours with 18500 hrs.[citation needed][5]
She became a Commander in the F27 turbo prop Aircraft [4]
With the arrival of the B737 200 series she got herself type rated as a Jet Pilot to fly the Boeing737 [4]
She also flew the Airbus 300