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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

2 IAF women fly high, break altitude barrier

Squadron Leader Veena Saharan, Squadron Leader Teji Uppal and Squadron Leader Nidhi HandaTwo officers of the Indian Air Force have created history by becoming the first woman pilots to land their aircraft on two of the world’s most difficult runways — Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip on the Sino-Indian border, which is at an altitude of 16,200 feet, and the 10,600-feet-from-sea level Leh airfield.

Squadron Leaders Teji Uppal and Veena Saharan performed the feat last month, Air Force officials said on Tuesday.

Uppal, who has piloted aircraft to the advanced landing grounds of Mechuka and Vijaynagar in the Northeast, landed her An-32 at the strategic Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in Ladakh.

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