Flying sorties under fire, Gunjan Saxena is first women pilot at war zone
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, JULY 18: If you study anthropology, you usually become an anthropologist. But, then, usually, you don't fly aircraft, especially military aircraft. That too in the Kargil sector. But if you are like Flying Officer Gunjan Saxena, all of 24 years old, you might do just that. The Hansraj College student is the only, and first, woman pilot to have flown into a combat zone. She broke the barrier three weeks ago, and added a new dimension to the changing face of India's armed forces....
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