Sri Lanka Air Force Women's Wing

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Sri Lanka Air Force Women's Wing
Active1983–present
CountryFlag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
AllegianceFlag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
BranchAir Force Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Air Force
Engagements Sri Lankan civil war

The Sri Lanka Air Force Women's Wing (SLAF Women's Wing) is the women's branch of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It was created in 1983 [1] which consists of the female members of the Sri Lanka Air Force, both airwomen [2] and lady officers. [2] Only unmarried women can join. [1] Women were first inducted into the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1972 when four women joined the Volunteer Air Force. [3] [4] In 1998 for the first time, women were recruited to be trained as transport plane pilots, 800 women applied for the 33 available places to fly transport planes. [5]

Officers Commanding of SLAF Women's Wing include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Women's Wing". airforce.lk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009.
  2. 1 2 "SLAF holds passing out parade at China Bay". dailynews.lk. 14 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Life in the Air force; A chat with one of the first women to join the SLAF". dailymirror.lk. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Air Force to increase women wing to 30 percent – AF Commander". CeylonToday. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada, "Sri Lanka: Organization and structure of the Sri Lankan Airforce including ranks, units, squadrons and the duties assigned to different personnel; location of squadrons and departments", UNHCR Refworld, Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 14 March 2001.
  6. 1 2 "2002 Sri Lanka Air Force Annual Performance Report" (PDF). Parliament of Sri Lanka. p. 6.
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