Durba Banerjee
Born
India

Durba Banerjee was the first Indian woman commercial pilot.[1][2][3]

Early life

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.

Career

Banerjee started her aviation career flying a Aircraft with Air Survey India as a DC3 pilot in 1959.[4]

She has to her credit the most flying hours with 9000 hrs.[5]

  • She became a Commander in the F27 turboprop aircraft [4]
  • With the arrival of the B737 200 series she got herself type rated as a Jet Pilot

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Women in Aviation, Japanese Airforce". iaf00.tripod.com.
  2. ↑ "First Indian woman to command jet engine aircraft retires - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
  3. ↑ Krishnaswamy, Murali N. (1 November 2011). "One hundred years of flying high". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. 1 2 "History of Airlines". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. ↑ http://indiaconsole.com/durga-banerjee.html
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