Durba Banerjee

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

Durba Banerjee
Born	India

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 an 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. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
2. "First Indian woman to command jet engine aircraft retires - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
3. Krishnaswamy, Murali N. (1 November 2011). "One hundred years of flying high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
4. "History of Airlines". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
5. Durba Banerjee^{[dead link‍]}