First female fighter pilots under training

File photo shows China's eighth batch of female pilot trainees march into the training field. They finished basic training courses and began their first ever practical fighter flight Feb. 19, 2008. [Xinhua Photo] China's first female fighter pilots and first female astronauts are to be chosen from this group in 2009. The female pilot trainees, 35 in total, were recruited from 12 provincial areas across China in 2005. Twenty-nine of them entered the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University in Harbin, capital of northeast Heilongjiang province, Dec. 27, 2007, for basic training courses. Photo taken on Feb.19, 2008, shows an instructor gives instructions to two female pilot trainees before their practical flght training. [Xinhua Photo] Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2008, shows the female pilot trainees fly their training aircraft. [Xinhua Photo] Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2007, shows China's eighth batch of female pilot trainees with cadres at the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University.[Xinhua Photo] Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2007, shows China's eighth group of female pilot trainees in roller training exam at the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University. [Xinhua Photo] File photo shows China's eighth group of female pilot trainees in training. [cnsphoto] File photo shows China's eighth group of female pilot trainees in flght theoretical exam.[cnsphoto] File photo shows China's eighth group of female pilot trainees in training.[Xinhua Photo]

Editor: Yangtze Yan Source: Xinhua

 

 

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