In an interesting tale of father daughter duo, Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma flew a Hawk sortie with his daughter, Flying Officer Ananya Sharma, in Karnataka’s Bidar. The duo created history by flying in the same formation of Hawk-132 aircraft.
“There has not been any previous instance in the IAF where a father and his daughter were part of the same fighter formation for a mission. It was the mission where Air Commodore Sanjay and Flying Officer Ananya were more than just father and daughter. They were comrades, who had full faith in each other as fellow wingmen would,” the IAF said in a release.
There has not been any previous instance in @IAF_MCC where #fatherdaughter hv been part of same #Fighter formation in a #mission
Air Cmde Sanjay & Fg Offr Ananya were more than just father & daughter….they were comrades who had full faith in each other as fellow wingmen would pic.twitter.com/kUUzIZzbxO
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) July 5, 2022
Flying Officer Ananya is currently undergoing her training in Bidar before she graduates on to superior fighter aircraft. She has completed her BTech in Electronics and Communication. She was selected for training for the flying branch of IAF. She was commissioned as a fighter pilot in December 2021.
Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma, Ananya’s father, was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF in the year 1989. He has had an extensive experience of fighter operations, having commanded a Mig-21 Sqn as well as a frontline fighter station.
Ms Kalinga