Mohana Singh Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Mohana Singh Jitarwal
Profession	Fighter Pilot
Known For	Being the first woman fighter pilot to join the elite 18 'Flying Bullets' squadron of the Indian Air Force
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5'8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Defence Services
Service/Branch	Indian Air Force
Rank	Squadron Leader
Honour	Nari Shakti Puraskar (9 March 2020)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 January 1992 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	32 Years
Birthplace	Delhi
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
School	The Air Force School, New Delhi
College/University	Global Institute of Management and Emerging Technologies, Amritsar, Punjab (2014)
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electronics and Communication
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading, Photography, Singing
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband/Spouse	Mohit Rajput (Businessman)
Parents	Father- Pratap Singh Jitarwal (Retired IAF Master Warrant Officer) Mother- Manju Singh (Teacher)
Siblings	Sister- 1
Other Relatives	Grandfather- Ladu Ram (Lance Naik in the Indian Air Force)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mohana Singh

• While growing up, she participated in various sports and activities including roller skating, badminton, singing, and painting.

• Her grandfather has served as a flight gunner with the Aviation Research Centre of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra.

• She considers her grandfather to be the inspiration for her to join the Indian Air Force.

• After completing her education, she joined the IT company Cognizant, while simultaneously preparing for the entrance examination of the Indian Air Force.

• On 18 June 2016, she joined the first batch of women pilots selected for the fighter pilot squadron of the Indian Air Force (IAF) along with Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawna Kanth.

• On 14 July 2018, she was commissioned in the Indian Air Force by the former Minister of Defence of India, Manohar Parrikar during the Combined Graduation Parade ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Telangana.

• In an interview, she described the troubles she faced in distinguishing between the sky and land during her first sector solo sortie (aircraft flight) due to the darkness in the sky and lighting on the ground.

• She then remembered her instructor’s words to trust her instruments and landed safely.

• In 2019, she became the first female pilot to fly a Hawk Mk.132 advanced jet trainer at Bidar Air Force Station during the daytime.

• In September 2024, she became the first Indian woman pilot to join the Indian Air Force’s esteemed No. 18 Squadron (Flying Bullets) which is equipped with indigenously developed Tejas fighter jets and operates from Gujarat’s Naliya air base.

• In 2024, she was a part of the ‘Tarang Shakti’ exercise held at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, where she provided instructions to the vice chiefs of the Indian Army and Navy on flying the Tejas fighter jet.

• She is well-trained in air-to-air and air-to-combat missions.