Is This The Female IAF Pilot Who Carried Out Air Strikes On Pakistan?

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The claim is false. BOOM found that the woman in the photo is IAF pilot Avani Chaturvedi. In 2016, Chaturvedi became one of the first female fighter pilots to be inducted into the IAF . BOOM had previously debunked the same claim in February 2019, when it was viral after Balakot strikes. Five IAF pilots - Wing Commander Amit Ranjan, Squadron Leaders Rahul Basoya, Pankaj Bhujade, BKN Reddy and Shashank Singh were awarded the Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) for bombing Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Pakistan’s Balakot. IAF's Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal was also awarded the Yudh Sewa Medal for her role as a fighter controller reported India Today on August 24, 2019.