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Female pilots to make debut in historic parade
(China Daily/Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-03 09:30  Pilot trainees attend their graduation ceremony at the Third Army Aviation Institute in China, April 2, 2009. China's first batch of female jet fighter pilots were conferred the rank of lieutenant on April 2. The 16 pilots, aged 21 to 24, graduated after 44 months of training and will take part in the National Day parade to be held in October to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a military source said. [Xinhua] |
