About Harita Kaur Deol
Lived 1972 – 1996 (aged 23–24). Harita Kaur Deol was an Indian aircraft pilot.
Flight Lt. Harita Kaur Deol (10 November 1971 – 24 December 1996) was a pilot with the Indian Air Force. She was the first woman pilot to fly solo in the Indian Air Force. The flight was on 2 September 1994 in an Avro HS-748, when she was 22 years old.
Career Hailing from Chandigarh in a Sikh family,
Death She died in an aircrash near Nellore on 24 December 1996, at age 24. She was one of 24 Air Force personnel to die when an Indian Air Force Avro aircraft crashed near the Bukkapuram village in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
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Who was Harita Kaur Deol?
Air Force pilot from India
When was Harita Kaur Deol born?
Harita Kaur Deol was born in 1972.
When did Harita Kaur Deol die?
Harita Kaur Deol died on 25 December 1996.
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Harita Kaur Deol was an aircraft pilot.
What nationality was Harita Kaur Deol?
Harita Kaur Deol was Indian.
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